tom sawyer Flashcards

(39 cards)

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rebuke

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to express sharp disapproval of verb

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averted

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to turn away or aside/verb

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flogging

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to beat with a whip / verb

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procession

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the act of moving along in orderly succession/noun

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aversion

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a strong feeling of dislike /noun

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trifling

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of very little importance /adj

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dreariness

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causing sadness or gloom /adj

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deluge

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a great flood of water/ noun

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consternation

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a sudden amazement

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clandestinely

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characterized by secrecy

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forsaken

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past version of forsake

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compact

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joined or pulled together

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rendezvous

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an agreement

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purloined

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to take dishonestly

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perplexed

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puzzled, bewildered

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sagacity

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acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement.

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tranquility

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free from commotion or tumult/adj

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guile

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insidious cunning in attaining a goal

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melancholy

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a gloomy state of mind/noun

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sagacity

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acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement/noun

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness/noun

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furtive

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exultation

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the act of exulting

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reproach

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to find fault

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disturbed
as in ones composure or self-possession
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reprimand
a severe reproach or rebuke
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subsidence
to sink low or to a lower level
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venerable
commanding respect because of great age
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heathen
individual people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible
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formidable
very powerful or strong, deserving attention and respect
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odious
deserving or causing hatred
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expectorate
to eject or expel
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smote
past tense of smite
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zenith
the point on the celestial sphere
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accoutrements
personal cloyhing
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ensconced
to the settle securely
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monotonous
lacking in variety
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ruffian
a tough person
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lugbrious
mournful