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Lord of the Flies Vocab.

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ClamberTo climb awkwardly
ProfferTo offer
OmenAn occurrence or phenomenon believed to portend a furture event
IncrdulousUnwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true: not credulous
TimidLacking in courage, self-confidence, determination, bodness
SuffusionTo spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light
CloutA peice of cloth or leather
PliantEasily influenced; suitable for various uses
DiscursiveMoving from topic to topic without order; rambling; incoherent speech
LamentTo express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively; mourn
ApexThe out most point; vertex
TroddenTo beat or press with feet; follow; walk along; trample
JeerTo speak or cry out with derision or mockery
SwarthyOf a dark color, complexion, or cast
DubiousGiving rise to uncertainty: as a: of doubful promise or outcome<a dubious plan> b: questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality
CrestfallenHaving a drooping crest or hanging head; feeling shame or humiliation
PlinthThe lowest member of a base, sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom
ParodyA literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closeley imitated for comic effect or in ridicule; a feebel or ridiculous imitation
GrimaceA facial expression usually of dusgust of disapproval
RavenousVery eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
ImpalpableNot readily discerned by the mind; intagible
BelligerenceAn aggressive or truculent attitude, atomosphere, or disposition
FurtiveObtained underhandedly; serendipitous; sly
TacitImplied or indicated but not actually expressed tacit consent; carried on without words
AvidDisirous to the point of greed; characterized by enthusiansm and vigorous pursuit
InscrutableNot readily investigated , interpreted, or understood; not under scrutiny
TumultDisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and cunfusion of vioces; commontion; riot
RecriminationA retaliatory accusation; also: the making fo such accusations
EbullienceThe quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings
HiatusAn interruption in time or continuity; break; the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound
ImmureTo enclose within or as if within walls; imprison; to build a wall; especially: to entomb in a wall
MuddleTo make turbid or muddy; to befog or stupefy especially with liquior; to mix confusedly; to make a mess of.
MotifA usually recurring salient thematic element (as in arts); especially: a dominant idea or central theme; a single or repeated design or color.
TruculentFeeling or displaying ferocity; cruel; savage; deadly; destructive.
DerisionThe use of ridicule or scorn to show comtempt; a state of being derided; an object of riducule or scorn.


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