PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Tom Sawyer
Vocabulary
Julia Kettner, Hour 6
October 2015
Vestibule:
an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building.
The girl was standing in the vestibule waiting for her ride to pick her up.
I find Mondays more odious than any other day of the week.
Pewter:
A metal traditionally 85–99% tin, with the remainder consisting of copper, antimony, and bismuth
The girl wore a blue dress with a pewter badge attached.
Nettle:
a herbaceous plant that has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs.
When I was hiking I tripped on a rock and landed on a nettle.
Caterwauling:
(of a cat) make a shrill howling or wailing noise.
When I was going to bed I heard caterwauling, which lasted for fifteen minutes.
Ensconced:
settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
My brother lay ensconced in three blankets, and curled in a ball.
Spangles:
a small thin piece of glittering material
The girls shirt was covered in multi colored spangles.
Lugubrious:
looking or sounding sad and dismal.
The boy walked away lugubriously when his friends didn't want to play with him.
Flogging:
beat (someone) with a whip or stick as punishment or torture.
The man was flogged for disrespecting his owner.
Conflagration:
An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
The Great Grain Elevator conflagration of 1928 in Omaha, NE destroyed many crops and killed several people.
