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TomSawyer Vocab21-26
| Ascent | A climb or walk to the summit of a mountain or hill |
| Fickle | Changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, ir affection |
| Sepulchral | Of or relating to a tomb or interment | Dismal; gloomly |
| Apprehension | Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen | Dread |
| Gilded | Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint |
| Shroud | A length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial | Burial Cloth |
| Desolation | A state of complete emptiness or destruction | Loneliness |
| Immortal | Living forever, never dying and or decaying |
| Splendor | Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur |
| Discreet | Careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions, usually in order to gain advantage | Good at keeping secrets |
| Mend | Repair |
| Temperance | Self restraint, especially in eating and drinking |
| Edification | The instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually. |
| Omniscient | Knowing everything |
| Yearning | A feeling of intense longing for someone or something |