Tom Sawyer Vocab Flashcards
(25 cards)
accoutrements
N equipment and/or accessories (especially of a soldier)
S: gear, tackle, stuff
alacrity
N cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness
S: alertness eagerness
attrition
N a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength; wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment
S: Erosion, wear, grinding
blanch
V to become afraid; to whiten by removing color; bleach; to make pale, as with sickness or fear
S: Wince, recoil
gesticulation
N an animated, expressive, or excited gesture often involving flailing
S: signals, signs
guile
N cunning; crafty or artful deception in attaining a goal; cleaver or crafty behavior
S: slyness, trickery
intrepid
ADJ resolutely fearless; daring; bold, dauntless
S: heroic courageous
lethargy
N sluggishness, slowness, or dullness; an abnormal lack of energy (particularly from illness)
S: disinterest, inactivity
clamorous
ADJ full of loud and persistent noise or vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage; vigorous in demands or complaints
S: noisy, loud
conjectured
V concluded or supposed from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability; guessed; speculated
S: hypothesis, guess
dilapidated
ADJ falling to pieces or in a state of disrepair; shabby
S: broken down, rickety
effusive
ADJ unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve; pouring out; overflowing
S: lavish, expansive
lugubrious
ADJ excessively mournful; dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
S:Gloomy, sad
magnanimous
ADJ free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness; high minded; noble and generous in spirit
S: Charitable, generous
menagerie
N a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition; a diverse or exotic group
S: zoological garden, wildlife park
ostentatious
ADJ (of actions, manner qualities exhibited, ect.) intended to attract notice or in an attempt to impress others
S:dashing, classy
precipice
N face or brink or overhang of a steep hill or mountain
S: cliff, bluff
prodigious
ADJ extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.; wonderful or marvelous; abnormal; monstrous
S: huge, massive
purloin
V to take dishonestly; to commit theft; steal
S: snitch, thieve
Sagacity
N foresight, discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgments
S: Clear thinking, knowledge, common sense
solemn/ solemnity
ADJ grave, sober, or mirthless; serious or earnest
N the state or character of being solemn: earnest
S:ADJ grave, stern N seriousness, sobriety
stolid
ADJ not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; showing little or no emotion or interest
S: dull, dumb
succumb
V to be fatally overwhelmed (by disease, old age, etc); to give way in the face of the overwhelming force (of) o desire (for)
S: give in, break down, collapse
sumptuous
ADJ luxurious fine or large; lavish; splendid
S: deluxe, elegant, lavish
