Tom Sawyer Vocab 2

Question 1

lavish and costly; magnificent; rich

Answer 1

Sumptuous

Question 2

a merry prank; play; have fun

Answer 2

Frolic

Question 3

scornful laughter; ridicule

Answer 3

Derision

Question 4

covered with a thin layer of gold; made to be bright and shiny

Answer 4

Gilded

Question 5

a rounded top of something; like a rounded roof

Answer 5

Dome

Question 6

stick or ruler for punishing children by striking them on the hand

Answer 6

Ferule

Question 7

occurring very irregularly

Answer 7

Spasmodic

Question 8

lively or excited gestures; wild waving of the hands

Answer 8

Gesticulation

Question 9

moral improvement or benefit

Answer 9

Edification

Question 10

silly; lacking seriousness; senseless

Answer 10

Frivolous

Question 11

the quality of being friendly and cheerful

Answer 11

Geniality

Question 12

space in a house just below a sloping roof

Answer 12

Garret

Question 13

exhibiting self-control; being moderate in habits; speech; actions, etc.

Answer 13

Temperance

Question 14

do without something; refrain

Answer 14

Abstain

Question 15

recovering health and strength after an illness

Answer 15

Convalescent

Question 16

patience; control; not acting out against someone when you have the right to

Answer 16

Forbearance

Question 17

not appropriate; out of place

Answer 17

Incongruous

Question 18

a written account or retelling of an event or happening

Answer 18

Chronicle

Question 19

think up, devise; make up

Answer 19

Contrived

Question 20

indicating evil to come; ominous; threatening

Answer 20

Portentous