PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Tom Sawyer Vocabulary
Emma JAnsky, Hour 3
October 2016
INfatuated:
be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration.
Becky is infatuated with a boy named Tom.
Giddy:
make someone feel excited to the point of disorientation.
She was so giddy they didn't know how to calm her down.
sprawling:
sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way.
the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the yard.
Reproach:
the expression of disapproval or disappointment.
Aunt Polly gave tom a look of Reproach.
abreast:
Standing side by side and facing the same way.
We are riding our bikes abreast.
Boastful:
excessive pride and self satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.
She was very boastful at graduation.
Thimble:
a metal or plastic cap with a closed end, worn to protect the finger and push the needle in sewing.
Aunt polly hit Tom with her thimble.
unappeasable:
To be dissatisfied.
she was very unappeasable with the view.
Transpired:
To occur or happen.
she was determined to find out was exactly transpired.
monotonous:
dull, tedious, and repetitious, lacking in variety and interest.
the class was very monotonous.