Vocabulary

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Chapter 1-3:


 * prevalent--widespread, common
 * resurrected--restore
 * constituted--part of a whole, made up of
 * kindling--small sticks or twigs
 * endowed--given
 * vexed--annoyed or frustrated
 * sagacity--wisdom or knowledge
 * citified--having city-like habits
 * derision--ridicule or mockery
 * astride--extending across or beside
 * ambuscade--ambush
 * adamantine--unbreakable or firm
 * brimming--filled or full
 * waver--indecision or to alter opinion back and forth
 * hove--move into position
 * reluctance--unwillingness
 * alacrity--willingness and speed
 * jeer--to taunt or mock
 * balmy--mild and soothing
 * sally--to rush forth suddenly
 * condescend--lower oneself
 * eminence--rise of ground or hill
 * adoration--profound love
 * immunity--safety or exemption
 * exultation--extreme happiness
 * beseeching--to beg for urgently
 * discordant--harsh
 * deluge--flood or downpour
 * vexation--an annoyance or irritation
 * omission--something neglected or omitted

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Chapters 4-8:

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 * diligently--steady and attentive
 * disconcerted--frustrated and ruffled
 * galled--made to feel annoyed
 * inevitable--predictable and certain
 * reverence--profound love and respect
 * intonation--sounds and tones
 * prodigious--great in size
 * vestibule--entrance to a hall or building
 * gauntlet--trial or challenge
 * clamored--loud persistent cry
 * sentiments--thought or attitude
 * facetious--playful and humorous
 * canvassed--examine closely
 * wended--proceed and pursue
 * expectorate--spit
 * pariah--an outcast
 * ferule--rod, cane, wood used for punishment
 * animosity--feeling of strong dislike
 * portentous--significant and important
 * earnest--serious and sincere
 * succession--# of things that share a characteristic
 * ostentation--intended to attract notice
 * deftly--skillful and clever
 * wane--decrease
 * contentment--satisfaction and happiness

Vocab #3 Chapters 9-16


 * Ingenuity--cleverness
 * Solemnity--seriousness and grave
 * Innumerable--numerous
 * Contemplating--observe or study
 * Sublimity--majestic and grand
 * Lugubrious--mournful and gloomy
 * Cogitating--think hard and ponder
 * Escapade--adventure and prank
 * Flogged--beat with a stick
 * Betook--to cause to go
 * Gory--bloody
 * Belated--late or delayed
 * Ransacked--search through
 * Miscreant--person who behaves badly
 * Meddle--interfere
 * Aversion--strong dislike
 * Formidable--large and powerful
 * Ominous--threatening
 * Culminated--reach the highest point
 * Coaxed--persuade
 * Soliloquized--speaking thoughts aloud
 * Abashed--embarrassed and ashamed
 * Lavished--rich and elaborate
 * Repentant--remorse and regret
 * Menagerie--collection of animals
 * Vanity--pride
 * Reconciliation--restore friendly relations
 * Stammer--speak with a pause or repeat
 * Prattle--talk foolishly
 * Vent--release of emotion

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Vocab #4


 * perishing || sudden death ||
 * roused || awaken ||
 * lethargy || periods of weakness and tiredness ||
 * languidly || slow and relaxed ||
 * imminence || about to happen ||
 * smote || strike or hit ||
 * wrath || anger ||
 * folly || foolishness ||
 * tedious || monotonous ||
 * tyranny || cruel use of power ||
 * festoons || chain or garland ||
 * digitaries || person of high rank ||
 * lisped || speech defect ||
 * gesticulation || dramatic gestures ||
 * declamatory || formal ||
 * opulent || lavish ||
 * edification || improvement morally ||
 * boisterous || noisy ||
 * convalescent || recovering ||
 * incongruous || not suitable ||

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Vocab #5

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 * 1) Discreet
 * 2) Treacherous
 * 3) Haggard
 * 4) Stolid
 * 5) Delirium
 * 6) Bated
 * 7) Toiled
 * 8) Sepulchral
 * 9) Subdued
 * 10) Yearning
 * 11) Grisly
 * 12) Shanty
 * 13) Infernal
 * 14) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gloating
 * 15) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unearthed
 * 16) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Palpable
 * 17) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cipher
 * 18) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Attrition
 * 19) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gunwale
 * 20) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stile
 * 21) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vagabond
 * 22) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stupor
 * 23) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apathy
 * 24) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Foundry
 * 25) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fretting
 * 26) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Effusive
 * 27) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laudations
 * 28) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unanimous
 * 29) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Windfall
 * 30) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Picturesque

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