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LOTF Vocab Final
Term | Definition |
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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: |