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Lord of Flies Ch8-12
The Lord of The Flies Vocab Ch 8-12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sanctity | holiness or sacredness |
| demure | reserved, modest, and 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 |