Tom Sawyer

Erin S. (United States of America)
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  1. spectacles
    eyeglasses
  2. conscience
    motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
  3. vexed
    troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
  4. vanity
    feelings of excessive pride
  5. sagacity
    the trait of having wisdom and good judgment
  6. diligence
    conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task
  7. roundabout
    a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
  8. beguiled
    filled with wonder and delight
  9. delectable
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  10. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  11. melodious
    having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune
  12. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  13. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  14. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  15. morosely
    in a sullen, moody manner
  16. blighted
    affected by something that prevents growth or prosperity
  17. dismal
    causing dejection
  18. beseeching
    begging
  19. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  20. disconcerted
    having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
  21. perturbed
    thrown into a state of agitated confusion
  22. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  23. dupe
    fool or hoax
  24. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  25. reluctance
    a certain degree of unwillingness
Created on Thu Nov 07 13:16:55 EST 2013

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