Lord of the Flies Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 strident | having harsh sound, shrill irritating quality |
| hiatus | a break or interruption, missing part, gap |
| immured | to enclose within walls, seclude |
| specious | pleasing but deceptive |
| enmity | feeling of hatred, hostility |
| pliant | bending reality, flexible |
| pall | a cloth or anything that covers |
| tacit | implied, silent |
| sinewy | having strong sinew, tough or resilient |
| inscrutable | incapable of being scrutinized or investigated. not easily understood |
| vicissitudes | a change of circumstance or fortune that is unpleasant |
| contrite | feeling or expressing remorse |
| discursive | rambling |
| perilous | full of grave risk or danger |
| effigy | a representation or image, sculptured movement |
| diffidently | lacking confidence, shy |
| bastion | fortified place, protecting-some quality |
| leviathan | sea monster, immense in size and power |
| vexed | irritated or annoyed |
| corpulent | large and bulky of body, fat |
| derisive | expressing contempt or ridicule |
| antiphonal | sung, recited or played by two or more groups |
| ensconce | shelter, conceal |
| myopia | lack of foresight,discernment, narrow view |
| assimilating | absorb into the system, taking into the mind |
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