Lord of the Flies Chapter 1-6
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fallacychan on May 3, 2012
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 specious | plausible but actually false |
| skewed | turned to one side |
| bastion | a well-fortified position |
| hiatus | break |
| gesticulated | made hand motions |
| ebullience | zestful enthusiasm |
| pall | gloomy effect |
| festooned | decorated |
| inscrutable | impenetrable |
| opaque | light can't get through it |
| declivities | downward slopes |
| impalpable | intangible; not perceived by touch |
| sinewy | lean and muscular |
| tacitly | without being spoken |
| improvisation | to invent without preparation |
| apex | highest point |
| derisive | scornful |
| effigy | likeness or image |
| tempestuously | like a storm; turbulently |
| incantation | verbal charm or spell |
| incredulity | disbelief |
| taut | tight |
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