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Tom Sawyer Vocab

WordDefinition
Guile deceitful cunning; obsolete
Alacrity cheerful readiness
Intrepid fearless
Dupe One who is gullible
Facetious meant to be funny, not serious
Pathos emotion of sympatheric pity
Homage respect
Odious arousing hatred
Accoutrements a soldier outfit ussualy not including clothes or weapons
Ensconced took shelter
Swarthy of dark color, complection, or cast
Lethargy abnormal drowsiness
Vindictive intended for or involving revenge
Inveterate habitual
Incongruous not harmonious
Diffident hesitant in acting or speaking because of a dearth of self-confidence
Fickle marked by a lack of steadfastness, constancy, and stability
Sepulchral of or relating to a sepulchre, which is a place or burial
Auspices kindly patronage and guidance
Palpable capable of being touched or felt
Fetter chains for the feet
Lugubrious mournful
Miscreant heretical
Haggard not tamed
Clandestinely conducted with secrecy
Dauntless fearless
Credulous ready to believe, especially on slight or uncertain evidence
Sumptuous magnificent, or luxurious
Expectoration the ejection of something from the throat or lungs by coughing or spitting
Culminate to reach to the highest point
Attrition sorrow of one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
Auspicious suggesting that future success if likely
Rift crevise or fisure
Chasm a deep cleft in the surface of a planet
Jaded fatigued by overwork
Sinuous of wavy form
Forlorn sad because of isolation
Contrived having an unnatural or false appearance or quality
Effusive marked by a great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
Magnanimous showing a courageous spirit
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