Tom Sawyer Flashcards

1
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Composed it or made it up

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Constituted

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2
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Obvious to the eye or mind

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Conspicuousness

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3
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Joking often inappropriately

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Facetious

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4
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Causing hatred, unpleasant

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Odious

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5
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Coughing or spit out

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Expectorate

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6
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Embarrass

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Abash

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7
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Hatred

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Animosity

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8
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Skillfully

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Deftly

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9
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Carefree and lacking sense

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Frivolity

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10
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Boring or pale

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Pallid

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11
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Unemotional or unresponsive

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Stolid

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12
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Melancholy

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Lugubrious

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13
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A worn or weary person

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Haggard

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14
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Villainous or evil

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Miscreant

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15
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Causing fear

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Formidable

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16
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Lacking taste, dramatic

17
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Hungry or famished

18
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Royal insignia or finery

19
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Outstandingly famous, distinguished

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Illustrious

20
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Wound or cut

21
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Child

22
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Convulsive

23
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Devout

24
Q

Relating to a tomb; funeral

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Sepulchral

25
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Relating to hell; diabolical; awful

26
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Capable of being felt; obvious

27
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A maze

28
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Deep rifts or cracks

29
Q

Who wrote Tom Sawyer?

A

Mark Twain

30
Q

What was Mark Twain’s pen name?

A

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

31
Q

Where did Samuel Clemens grow up?

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Florida, Missouri

32
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Where does the name Mark Twain come from?

A

“Safe water–twelve feet deep”