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Tom Sawyer Vocab
Ch. 25-35
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sallied | Leaped out or burst forth suddenly |
| Toiled | Worked very hard for a long time |
| Subdued | Not strong, loud, intense, etc; softened or quited down |
| Trifled | Talked in a joking manner with intent to mislead someone or something |
| Desolation | The state of being in very bad condition because of age or lack of care |
| Unkempt | Not neat or orderly; messy or untidy |
| Debris | Pieces that are left after something has been destroyed |
| Palpable | Obvious and noticeable |
| Auspicious | Showing or suggesting that future succes is likely |
| Sentry | A soldier who guards a door, gate, etc. |
| 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 clearly because of fever or other illness |
| Reverberations | Sounds that echo |
| Lucid | Able to think clearly |
| Apprehensive | Afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen |
| Diverging | Splitting and moving out in different directions |
| Appalled | Caused someone to feel fear, shock, or feeling |
| Fatigue | Being very tired |
| Apathy | Not having much emotion, interest, or disgust |
| Implored | Asked or begged for in a very serious or emotional way |
| Forlorn | Sad from being left alone |
| Groped | Moved forward carefully with your hands in front to feel anything that blocks you |
| Tedious | Boring and too slow or long |
| Oblivion | The state of something that is not remembered, used, or thought about any more |
| Consequence | Importance in rank or position |
| Clamorous | Marked by confused din (noises) or outcry |
| Effusive | Expressing a lot of emotion |
| Laudations | The act of praising |
| Conspicuous | Very easy to see or notice |
| Prodigious | Very bbig |
| Insipid | Not interesting or exciting |
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