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tom sawyer Flashcards

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rebuke

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to express sharp disapproval of verb

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averted

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to turn away or aside/verb

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flogging

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to beat with a whip / verb

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procession

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the act of moving along in orderly succession/noun

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aversion

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a strong feeling of dislike /noun

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trifling

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of very little importance /adj

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dreariness

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causing sadness or gloom /adj

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deluge

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a great flood of water/ noun

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consternation

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a sudden amazement

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clandestinely

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characterized by secrecy

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forsaken

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past version of forsake

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compact

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joined or pulled together

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rendezvous

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an agreement

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purloined

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to take dishonestly

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perplexed

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puzzled, bewildered

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sagacity

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acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement.

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tranquility

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free from commotion or tumult/adj

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guile

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insidious cunning in attaining a goal

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melancholy

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a gloomy state of mind/noun

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sagacity

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acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement/noun

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness/noun

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furtive

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taken done

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exultation

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the act of exulting

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reproach

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to find fault

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disturbed

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as in ones composure or self-possession

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reprimand

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a severe reproach or rebuke

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subsidence

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to sink low or to a lower level

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venerable

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commanding respect because of great age

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heathen

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individual people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible

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formidable

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very powerful or strong, deserving attention and respect

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odious

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deserving or causing hatred

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expectorate

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to eject or expel

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smote

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past tense of smite

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zenith

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the point on the celestial sphere

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accoutrements

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personal cloyhing

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ensconced

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to the settle securely

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monotonous

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lacking in variety

38
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ruffian

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a tough person

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lugbrious

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mournful

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