Lord of the Flies Vocabulary Review Chapt 1-12
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sbindemann on May 16, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 baffled | confused, puzzled |
| mortification | feeling of shame |
| eccentric | irregular, unusual |
| furtive | sly, secretive |
| impervious | not allowing passage |
| interminable | having no end |
| lamentably | expressing grief, mournfully |
| tempestuously | stormy, violently |
| malevolently | viciously, productive of harm |
| incredulity | unbelievable |
| talisman | an object that brings good fotune or has magical powers |
| abominable | detestable, worthy of disgust |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt or touched |
| demented | mad, insane |
| excrutiatingly | causing great pain or anguish |
| jeeringly | tauntingly, mockery |
| strident | making or having a harsh sound |
| daunting | tending to overwhelm or intimidate |
| theological | relating to the study of religion |
| enmity | hatred |
| blatant | completely obvious |
| somberly | serious, conveying gloom |
| effigy | an image or representation, especially of a person |
| perilous | full of or involving danger |
| myriad | a great number |
| preposterous | contrary to nature or reason, absurd |
| motif | a repeated idea that supports a theme |
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