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Lord of the Flies Vocab 8-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sanctity | holiness or sacredness |
| Demure | reserved, modest, or shy |
| Fervor | intense and passionate feeling |
| Corpulent | fat or bulky |
| Abominable | causing moral revulsion, very bad or unpleasant |
| Luminous | emitting or reflecting light, glowing |
| Myopia | nearsightedness; lack of foresight |
| Sniveling | crying and sniffling in a weak or whining way |
| Quavered | spoke in a trembling voice |
| Parried | deflected or warded off an attack |
| Talisman | an object believed to have magical powers |
| Acrid | sharp or bitter in taste or smell |
| Cordon | a line or circle of people or objects guarding an area |
| Ululation | a howling or wailing sound |
| Inimical | hostile or harmful |
| Truculent | aggressively defiant or hostile |