Tom Sawyer Vocabulary : 19,20,21,22

Question 1

(Verb) 1: to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb. 2: to divide into parts; cut to pieces; mutilate. 3: to reduce, reorganize, or discontinue the services or parts of (a company, government agency, etc.)

Answer 1

Dismembered

Question 2

(Adj.) 1: pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms. 2: resembling a spasm or spasms; sudden but brief; sporadic. 3: given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.

Answer 2

Spasmodic

Question 3

(Adj.) 1: acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory. 2: acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings.

Answer 3

Palatable

Question 4

(Adj.) 1: out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming.
2: not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts. 3: inconsistent.

Answer 4

Incongruous