Tom Sawyer 2
Terms
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- prevalent
- common
- diplomacy
- skill in getting along with people
- covet
- want something with envy; greed
- preposterous
- very silly; enough to laugh
- trifle
- something of little value
- monotonously
- boring in a way that does not change
- repulsed
- pushed away; disgusted
- treacherous
- not loyal or reliable
- apprehensively
- in a fearful way
- remorse
- feeling of guilt
- resolved
- decided
- jubilant
- extremely joyful
- sumptuous
- magnificent; splendid
- muster
- to gather or collect
- reverent
- showing deep respect
- ingenious
- clever
- convalescent
- getting well after being sick
- pent
- held or kept in
- exultation
- extreme joy
- intolerable
- unbearable; too painful to endure
- clamor
- loud noise
- hideously
- in a horrible or disgusting way
- delirious
- mentally confused
- fortnight
- two weeks
- plait
- braid
- jealous
- to envy
- reconciliation
- process of making compatible
- spectacle
- to put on a public show or display to try and impress someone
- tongue
- moveable organ in the mouth that aids in eating
- grating
- to have an irritating effect
- pummeling
- to beat as with fist
- gouging
- an act of extortion; to swindle; to cheat out of
- triumph
- highly successful or victorious
- flogging
- to beat as with a stick or whip
- convenience
- saves work or adds to one's comfort
- humiliated
- to cause to loose pride or self respect
- conscience
- the inner sense of what is right
- endure
- to hold out without giving in
- patience
- to bear misfortune or annoyance
- lugubrious
- gloomy
- incantation
- chanting with magical power
- escapade
- crazy adventure
- persecute
- harassment
- rebuke
- scold
- Name some superstitions from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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- If you bring a dead cat to a graveyard at midnight after someone wicked is buried it takes away warts
- If an inchworm walks across you, you will get a new set of clothes
- If a dog howls in your direction it is bad luck
- Ghosts come out only at night and cannot come near a cross
- Stump water kills warts - How long were Becky Thatcher & Tom Sawyer lost the cave?
- 3 days
- What could you not do in the Order of Temperates?
- Drink, smoke, swear
- What is the theme of this book?
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-friendship
-childhood
-family
-what is right
-honesty - Describe Tom Sawyer
- protagonist, main character, mischevious
- Describe Sid
- antagonist, Tom's half brother
- Describe Aunt Polly
- Tom's aunt/guardian
- Describe Mary
- Tom's cousin
- Describe Injun Joe
- murderer, mean, 1/2 Indian, 1/2 Caucasian
- Describe Muff Potter
- drunkard, framed for murder
- Describe Dr. Robinson
- murdered
- Describe Becky Thatcher
- new girl, yellow plaited hair
- Describe Huck Finn
- Tom's friend, father is a drunk, no rules, has a care-free life
- Describe Joe Harper
- Tom's bosom buddy
- Describe Amy Lawrence
- former girlfriend to Tom
- Describe Mr. Dobbins
- Tom's teacher
- Describe Alfred Templeton
- person responsible for spilling ink on Tom's spelling book
- Describe Mr. Jones
- lives with 3 sons, helps Huck Finn
- Describe Mr. Watters
- school superintendent
- Describe Mr. Sprague
- minister
- Widow Douglass
- kind hearted old woman, husband is dead, takes in Huck Finn
- Describe Ben Rodgers
- gullible, friend of Tom
- Describe Mrs. Harper
- Joe's mother
- Describe Jim
- Aunt Polly's slave
- Describe Judge Thatcher
- Becky's father, judge, rewards Tom & Huck for finding Injun Joe and his treasure