Tom Sawyer Vocab Flashcards by RJ Pozzuto | Brainscape

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beguile

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transitive verb - to trick

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bonafide

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Adjective - genuine

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alacrity

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noun - cheerfulness

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diffident

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adjective - lack of confidence

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reposeful

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adjective - restful

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intrepid

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Adjective - Bold

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eminence

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Noun - position of authority

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pliant

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Adjective- easily swayed

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pariah

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noun - social outcast

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benediction

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Noun- Good saying

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dupe

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noun or verb- trickster, to trick

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wily

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adjective- sneaky and clever

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loggard

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noun - one struggling behind

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gaudy

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adjective- excessively

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caricature

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noun - drawing of exaggerated feature

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frivolity

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noun - silliness

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cogitating

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intransitive verb- thinking, pondering

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waif

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noun - neglected child

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ensconced

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intransitive and transitive verb - settled securely

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avariciously

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adverb - greedily

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blanched

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intransitive verb- to become noticeably pale

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laudations

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noun - praises or honors

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soliloquy

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noun / Iv - a speech for no listener other than audience/ reader

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Guile

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noun- trickery