lord of the flies vocabulary ch.7 - 9. covert hidden or covered; a place that is hidden or secret
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Lord of the Flies Vocabulary
Ch.7 - 9
Covert
Hidden or covered; a place that is hidden or secret
Daunting
• Discouraging or overwhelming
assimilate
• To acquire in an effort to make one’s own; to blend
impervious
• Not capable of being pierced or entered
vulnerable
• Open to criticism or attack; capable of being hurt or wounded
emphatic
• Uttered or done with emphasis or definite force
Frenzy
• Wild excitement or enthusiasm
apprehension
• nervousness
mutinous
• Wanting to rebel against a constituted authority
contemptuous
• Scornful attitude; the way a person feels when he/she thinks someone or something is worthless
protrude
• To stick out
derisive
• Mocking or ridiculed by action or words
parody
• a comic imitation of something that is meant to be taken seriously
cynicism
• Inclination to doubt human goodness
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