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Its Vocab for Tom Sawyer

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Sagacity   the quality of being sagacious  
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Derision   contemptuous ridicule or mockery  
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Ambuscade   attack from an ambush  
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Adamantine   unbreakable  
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Melancholy   a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness  
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Perplexed   cause someone to feel completely baffled  
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Tranquilly   free from disturbance  
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alacrity   brisk and cheerful readiness  
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furtive   attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble  
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morosely   sullen and ill-tempered  
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effusion   an instance of giving off something such as a liquid, light, or smell  
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adherent   someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas  
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abash   cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed  
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ostentation   pretentious and vulgar display  
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frivolity   not having any serious purpose or value  
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accouterments   additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity  
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shorn   cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal). cut off (something such as hair, wool, or grass), with scissors or shears  
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mortified   to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated  
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fetters   a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles  
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facetious   treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor  
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