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LOTF Vocab Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| clambering | of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils |
| gesture | a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion |
| lodgments | the state of being lodged; rooming place |
| solemnly | grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person; the face, speech, tone, or mood |
| proffer | to put before a person for acceptance; offer |
| upheavals | strong or violent change or disturbance |
| effulgence | a brilliant radiance; a shining forth |
| frill | a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace; ruffle |
| pliant | bending readily; flexible |
| enormity | something outrageous or heinous, as an offense; immensity |
| errant | deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying. |
| inscrutable | incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; |
| antagonism | an active hostility or opposition |
| perceptible | capable of being perceived; recognizable |
| flaunted | to parade or display oneself defiantly or boldly. |
| blatant | brazenly obvious; flagrant |
| belligerence | a warlike or aggressively hostile nature or attitude. |
| liberated | to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage |
| malevolently | wishing evil or harm to another; maliciously |
| assertion | a positive statement or declaration, |
| perpetually | continuing or enduring forever; everlasting |
| ineffectual | ; without satisfactory or decisive effect |
| lamentation | the act of expressing grief |
| appalled | to fill or overcome with horror or fear or dismay |
| diffidently | lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness |
| mutinously | involving revolt against authority |
| crestfallen | dejected; dispirited; discouraged |
| infuriatingly | causing or tending to cause anger; maddeningly |
| impervious | not permitting passage |
| fervor | great warmth and earnestness of feeling |
| parody | a humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: |