The adventures of Tom Sawyer Flashcards

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Prevalent

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powerful

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shunned

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rejected

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queer

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odd

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4
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state pair of glasses

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ceremonial pair of glasses reserved for special occasions

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resurrected

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restore a dead person to life

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constituted

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be a part of a whole

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roundabout

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a close-fitted waist-length jacket for men or boys

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slack

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the loose or unused part of something

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flight

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the action of escaping

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peril

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immediate danger

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desperate

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serious or bad

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scrambled

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climb or crawl with both hands or legs

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torment

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torture or agonize

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dander

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loose one’s temper

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lick

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defeat someone comprehensively or overcome.

Eg: I can’t hit him a lick

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Spare the rod and spile the child

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if you don’t discipline your child, they will behave badly.

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he is full of the old scratch, but laws-a-me

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He is full of the devil, but lord save me

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lash

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to strike someone with a whip

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reckon

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conclude after calculation

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obleeged

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obliged- eye dialect

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guile

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cunning intelligence

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vanity

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excessive pride

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endowed

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provided or given

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transparent

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thoughts that are easily perceived

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device

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plan or scheme

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marvel

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the wonderful or astonishing thing or person