Tom Sawyer chapters 4,5, and 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tranquil | very calm, quiet; free from disturbance |
| benediction | a blessing given at the end of a religious service |
| prospective | looked forward to as likely or promised; probable; expected |
| convulsion | a violent shaking |
| grander | the quality of being grand; splendor; magnificent |
| contrived | planned; devised |
| scarify | to mark, damage or scar |
| diligently | showing painstaking effort; industriously; carefully |
| disconcerted | upset; perturbed |
| tallow | hard fat rendered from sheep or cattle used to make soap, candles, and lubricants |
| edifice | a large, impressive building or structure |
| éclat | a brilliant success; fame, glory; applause, approval |
| mein | way of acting or looking; demeanor; bearing |
| prodigious | very great; huge; vast |
| awe | a feeling of wonder or reverence; in respect of |
| prodigy | a person endowed with amazing talent, brilliance, ect. |
| dupe | a person easily deceived |
| wily | using tricks to deceive; crafty; cunning |
| venerable | worthy of respect |
| laggard | slow; backward; lagging; someone who loiters |
| predestined | destiny; fate; decided beforehand |
| pathos | a quality that evokes sadness or pity |
| odious | very displeasing; hateful; offensive |
| sash | frame for the glass of a window; part of a window that can be moved to open or close a window |
| mortified | wound the feelings of; make to feel ashamed ; humiliate |
| expectorate | to cough up and spit out |
| pariah | any person or animal generally despised; an outcast |
| animosity | hostile feelings; dislike |
| caricature | imitation of something by ridiculous exaggeration |
| derrick | a machine with a long arm used to lift something |
| portentous | indicating evil to come; ominous; threatening |
| ostentation | showing off; display intended to impress others |
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