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Tom Sawyer Vocabulary
Vocabulary words from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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7th Grade
05/13/2011
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Perplexed
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puzzled, uncertain
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Derision
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ridicule
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Consent
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agree to something
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Alacrity
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eagerness
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Covet
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want
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Condescend
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lower oneself to the position of inferiors
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Contrived
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Schemed
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Prodigious
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impressively great
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Supplication
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plea
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Wary
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cautious
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Odious
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arousing a strong dislike or displeasure
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Ceased
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stopped
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Disdain
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Contempt
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Caricature
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drawing in which the subject's distinctive traits are exaggerated
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Bliss
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extreme happiness
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Upbraid
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Reprimand
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Sear
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burn, scorch
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Pervading
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present throughout
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Oppressive
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difficult to bear
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Pallid
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pale, dull, lifeless
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Apprehensively
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anxiously
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Cogitating
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thinking
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Inquests
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judicial inquiry into the cause of a death
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Chaos
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disorder; confusion
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Dauntless
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fearless
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Vice
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bad habit
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Appeased
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calmed; satisfied; pacified
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Mutual
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possessed in common
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Vain
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excessively proud
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Averted
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turned away
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Plausible
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Believable
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Awed
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amazed with mixed emotions of reverence, respect and dread
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Melancholy
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Depressed; sad; gloomy
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Abashed
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ashamed; uneasy; disconcerted
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Assent
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agreement
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Ingenious
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clever; inventive
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Tyranny
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ruler's unjust use of power
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Unpalatable
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Unacceptable to the mind or senses
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Abstain
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Stop doing something by one's own choice
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Smote
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inflicted a heavy blow upon
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Invariably
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always; without change
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Subdued
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Conquered and brought under control
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Resolution
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determination
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Attrition
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a gradual rubbing away or wearing down
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Precarious
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dangerously lacking in security or stability
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Countenance
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face
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Tedious
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tiresome by reason of extreme length or slowness
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Frescoed
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painted
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Imperishable
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indestructible
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Whetted
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stimulated; sharpened
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Eloquent
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characterized by persuasive, powerful or moving discourse
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Implore
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beg
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Impaired
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damaged; diminished in strength
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Precipice
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overhanging rock; cliff
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Warily
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cautiously
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Magnanimous
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courageously noble
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