LORD OF THE FLIES Vocabulary Ch 1

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A ____ (n). is a well fortified position. One that is considered similar to a defensive stronghold. (In class we talked about finding a ___ from which to pick off opponents in paintball.)

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Bastion

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A shallow body of water, especially one separated from the sea by sandbars or coral reefs.

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Lagoon

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Efflorescence

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A state or time of flowering; a gradual process of unfolding or developing

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Ch. 1: (n). A structure, such as a pier, that projects into a body of water; a wharf

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Jetty

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Specious

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Deceptively attractive. Having the ring of truth or plausibility, but actually fallacious (false).

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Hiatus

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A gap or an interruption in space, time or continuity; a break

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Ch 1. : (verb). To extend in physical length and width

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Swathing

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Mirage

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Something illusory or insubstantial; an optical phenomenon.

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(adj.). Characterized by or exhibiting proper behavior.

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Decorous

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Loose rock debris covering a slope.

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Scree