Lord of the Flies Vocabulary #2
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Created by:
Czarcinski on September 11, 2011
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Honors English IV (Spring 2013), English IV (Spring 2013
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12 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tacit | indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; implied |
| incredulously | with doubt or disbelief |
| indignant | angered at something unjust or wrong |
| ineffectual | not producing an intended effect |
| interminable | tiresomely long; seemingly endless |
| emphatic | forceful and definite in expression or action |
| diffidently | shyly; reservedly; unassertively |
| brandish | move or swing back and forth (as in a weapon) |
| daunting | discouraging through fear |
| jeeringly | mockingly; tauntingly |
| acrid | harsh or corrosive in tone |
| taboo | an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion, declare as sacred and forbidden |
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