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lord of the flies vocab 1
lord of the flies vocab 1
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Literature
9th Grade
11/23/2009

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scar
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1) an isolated or protruding rock  2) a steep rocky eminence; a bare place on the side of a mountain

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dumb
Definition
lacking the ability to speak
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tow
Definition
in regards to hair—a head of hair resembling tow especially in being flaxen (blonde) or tousled
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clouted
Definition
to hit forcefully
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surmounted
Definition

1) to prevail over; overcome  2) to get to the top of; climb  3) to stand or lie at the top of

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smart: (verb)
Definition

to cause or be the cause or seat of a sharp stinging pain; also; to feel or have such a pain  (adj) causing a sharp stinging

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underlip
Definition
the lower lip
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pall: (verb)
Definition

to lose strength or effectiveness; dwindle  (noun) something that covers or conceals; especially; an overspreading element that produces an effect of gloom; a feeling of gloom

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gay
Definition

1) happily excited, merry; keenly alive and exuberant; having or inducing high spirits  2) bright, lively; brilliant in color  3) given to social pleasures

 

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declivities
Definition
1) downward inclination 2) a descending slope
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queer
Definition

1) differing in some odd way from what is usual or normal  2) eccentric, unconventional  3)mildly insane  4) absorbed or interested to an extreme or unreasonable degree

 

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implacable
Definition

not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated

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