tom sawyer Flashcards
(39 cards)
rebuke
to express sharp disapproval of verb
averted
to turn away or aside/verb
flogging
to beat with a whip / verb
procession
the act of moving along in orderly succession/noun
aversion
a strong feeling of dislike /noun
trifling
of very little importance /adj
dreariness
causing sadness or gloom /adj
deluge
a great flood of water/ noun
consternation
a sudden amazement
clandestinely
characterized by secrecy
forsaken
past version of forsake
compact
joined or pulled together
rendezvous
an agreement
purloined
to take dishonestly
perplexed
puzzled, bewildered
sagacity
acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement.
tranquility
free from commotion or tumult/adj
guile
insidious cunning in attaining a goal
melancholy
a gloomy state of mind/noun
sagacity
acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement/noun
alacrity
cheerful readiness/noun
furtive
taken done
exultation
the act of exulting
reproach
to find fault