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Adventures of Tom Sawyer

TermDefinition
Sallied set out briskly
Toiled worked very hard for a long time
Subdued reduced the intensity or degree of tone; toned down
Trifled talked in a joking or mocking way with purpose to mislead
Desolation ruined , lonely or deserted condition
Unkempt neglected, untidy(messy)
Debris the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed
Palpable obvious and noticable
Auspicious showing or suggesting that future success if likely
Sentry a soldier who guards a door, gate, ect.
Procured got something by some action or effort
Labyrinth place that has many confusing paths or passages
Chasm a deep hole or opening in the Earth
Elude to avoid or escape by skill or quickness
Communing communicating in a very personal way
Precarious not safe, strong, or steady
Stalwart physically strong
Embellishment adding detail to make something more appealing or attractive
Preservation keeping safe from harm or loss
Canvassed talked to people to get them to consider or support something
Countenance a person's expression
Delirious not able to think or speak because of fever or other illness
Reverberations sounds that echo
Lucid able to think clearly
***Frescoed painted on wet plaster
Apprehensive afraid that some thing bad or unpleasant is going to happen
Diverging splitting and moving out in different directions
Appalled caused someone to feel fear, shock, or disgust
Fatigue being very tired
Apathy not having much emotion, interest, or feeling
Implored asked or begged for in a very serious or emotional way
Forlorn sad and lonely
Groped to seek by feeling around
***Fortnight two weeks
Tedious boring and too slow or long
Oblivion the state of something that is being forgotten or unaware
***Precipice steep clif
Consequence importance in rank or position
Clamorous very noisy or loud
Effusive expressing a lot of emotion (GO PACK GO):)
Laudations acts of praising
Conspicuous attracting attention by being great or impressive
Prodigious amazing r wonderful; very impressive
Insipid not interesting or exciting
Created by: Rockabelle122
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