Quizlet Lit Tom Sawyer Vocab

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  1. abide: To put up with; tolerate; to comply with
  2. apprehensive: Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy
  3. comrade: A person who shares one's interests or activities; a friend or companion.
  4. contemplate: To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder
  5. dilapidated: Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby
  6. eloquent: Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
  7. fickle: Erratic changeableness or instability
  8. futile: Having no useful result or impact
  9. imminent: Close in time; about to occur
  10. incantation: Ritually reciting words or sounds, believed to have a magical effect
  11. insipid: Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull
  12. lethargy: A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
  13. monotonous: Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  14. musing: To be absorbed in one's thoughts
  15. pariah: A social outcast
  16. rollicking: To behave or move in a carefree, frolicsome manner; romp
  17. sinuous: Characterized by many curves or turns; winding; also graceful moves, as in dancing
  18. skiff: Any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
  19. vex: To annoy; bother
  20. vindictive: Revengeful; marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful.