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TomSawyer vocab 9-22
Chapters 9-22
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pervading | (v)to spread throughout;(adj)present throughout |
| oppressive | (adj)difficult to bear |
| pallid | (adj)pale,dull, lifeless |
| apprehensively | (adv)anxiously |
| cogitating | (v)to ponder, think, meditate |
| inquests | (n)judicial inquiry into the cause of death |
| chaos | (n)disorder, confusion |
| dauntless | (n)fearless |
| vice | (n)bad habit |
| appeased | (v)to calm; satisfy; pacify |
| mutual | (adj)possessed in common |
| vain | (adj)excessively proud |
| averted | (v)to turn away |
| plausible | (adj) believable |
| awed | (adj)amazed with mixed emotions of reverence, respect, and dread |
| melancholy | (adj)depressed, sad, gloomy |
| abashed | (adj)ashamed, uneasy, disconcerted |
| assent | (n)agreement |
| ingenious | (adj)clever, inventive |
| tyranny | (adj)a ruler's unjust use of power |
| unpalatable | (adj)unacceptable to the mind or senses |
| abstain | (v)to stop doing something by one's choice |