Final Review Flashcards
(41 cards)
an indirect mention of something
allusion
fear over future trouble or evil
anxiety
promising success
auspicious
willing to trust too quickly
credulous
fallen into partial ruin
dilapidated
careful about a private matter
discreet
demonstrative of much emotion
effusive
covered or stained with blood
gory
formal ceremony of admission into a club or society
initiation
settled or confirmed in a habit
inveterate
in a way that conveys a meaning opposite of its literal meaning
ironically
generous in forgiving an insult
magnanimous
state of being completely forgotten
oblivion
the power of arousing pity and sadness
pathos
to fall back into illness
relapse
having many curves or turns
sinuous
to talk to oneself
soliloquize
a multitude assembled together
throng
to lie in wait for and attack
waylay
a structure built for vessels to load
wharf
How does Tom solve the problem of having to whitewash the fence?
He makes painting the fence seem important and envious to other boys.
Why does Tom tell the schoolmaster that he has been fraternizing with Huck Finn?
to be placed in the girls’ section
What shakes Tom’s “whole structure of faith”?
A superstition of his fails.
Why did the ruffians come to the graveyard?
to take the body of Hoss Williams