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Tom Sawyer Vocabulary Ch.1-10
Mrs. Braxton's 7th Grade Language Arts Class
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Literature
7th Grade
01/17/2012

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accouterments
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personal clothing and accessories
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adamantine
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firm, unyielding
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alacrity
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liveliness; cheerful readiness
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averted
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turned away or prevented
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caterwauling
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to utter long, wailing cries
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cogitating
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thinking hard; pondering
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condescend
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to do something believed to be below one's rank or level
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constrained
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forced or compelled
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covet
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to desire wrongfully; to wish for eagerly
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deftly
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skillfully or cleverly
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despotisms
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absolute power or tyranny
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dilapidated
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broken down; in a state of disrepair
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disconcerted
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disturbed, bewildered, confused
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effusion
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an unrestrained pouring out of feelings
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endowed
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furnished, equipped
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ensconced
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to cover or shelter; to hide securely
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exultation
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lively or triumphant joy
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facetious
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not to be taken seriously
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felicity
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extreme happiness
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fetters
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anything that confines or restrains
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flogged
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punished with a whip
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formidable
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of great strength, intimidating
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frivolity
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the state of being irresponsible or self-indulgent
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furtively
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secretly
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gait
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manner of walking
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guile
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trickery, deceit
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harassed
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bothered continuously or pestered
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incantation
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a chanting of words which supposedly has magical powers
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ingenuity
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inventive or resourceful
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loathed
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hated, despised
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lugubrious
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mournful or gloomy
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melancholy
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deep sadness
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odious
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highly offensive or disgusting
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ostentation
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the display of wealth to impress others
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pallid
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pale or deficient in color
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pariah
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one who is despised or avoided
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portentous
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momentous or marvelous
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predestined
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set aside for a purpose beforehand
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size or measure
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prodigy
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an extremely talented young person
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repulsed
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a refusal or rejection
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restive
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restless, uneasy, stubborn
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sagacity
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ability to make wise decisions
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sally
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to set out briskly or energetically
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stolid
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unemotional
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sublimity
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the act of being supreme or outstanding
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tedious
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long and tiresome
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vexation
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an irritation
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wane
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to decrease in strength, intensity, or power
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writhed
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twisted or squirmed with pain
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