Tom Sawyer Vocabulary : 10,11,12

Question 1

(Noun) 1: the foretelling or prediction of what is to come. 2: something that is declared by a prophet, especially a divinely inspired prediction, instruction, or exhortation. 3: a divinely inspired utterance or revelation. 4: the action, function, or faculty of a prophet.

Answer 1

Prophecy

Question 2

(Noun) 1: Of such excellence.

Answer 2

Sublimity

Question 3

(Adj.) 1: mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner:

Answer 3

Lugubrious

Question 4

(Verb) 1: to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand. (Noun) 1: sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.

Answer 4

Rebuke

Question 5

(Adj.) 1: characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others. 2: (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice.

Answer 5

Ostentatiously

Question 6

(Adj.) 1: depraved, villainous, or base. 2: archaic. holding a false or unorthodox religious belief; heretical.

Answer 6

Miscreant

Question 7

(Adj.) 1: having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable. 2: well-spoken and apparently, but often deceptively, worthy of confidence or trust.

Answer 7

Plausibly

Question 8

(Noun) 1: a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.

Answer 8

Phrenological

Question 9

Adj.) 1: characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious.

Answer 9

Clandestinely

Question 10

(Adj.) 1: (of animals) represented as side by side.

Answer 10

Accosted