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Lord of the Flies
Creative Studying
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English
9th Grade
02/26/2014

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Prudent
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careful in providing for the future

 


 

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Profane
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not devoted to holy or religious purposes

 


 

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Depravity
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the state or instance of moral corruption


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Impervious
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not permitting penetration or passage


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Forlorn
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desolate or dreary; miserable or unhappy


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Ululate
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to howl, as a dog or wolf


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Inevitable
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unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped


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Oppressive
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burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical


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Foliage
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leaves of a plant


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Silhouette
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the outline or general shape of something


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Vicissitude
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a change or variation occuring in the course of something


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Inscrutably
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incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized


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Swarthy
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(of the skin) dark


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Tacit
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understood without being openly expressed


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Malevolent
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wishing evil or harm to another or others


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