Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

TOM SAWYER (KAPLAN) CHAPTER 14-15 VOCABULARY

Flashcards and matching activities to help you learn and practice your vocabulary from chapters 14 & 15 of Tom Sawyer

AB
CONSCIOUSNESSthe state of being aware or awake; awareness; realization
RECESSa small hole or indentation; a nook, niche, or alcove
MARVELOUSoutstanding or wonderful; spectacular; excellent; amazing
IRONICALLYin a way that one expects to get an unusual result; mockingly; comically; humorously
ANIMATIONthe condition of being lively and spirited; liveliness; vibrancy; energy
OPPRESSIVEdifficult to bear or endure; overwhelming; brutal; dismal
FAMISHEDmeans being very hungry; starving; ravenous
FRANTICwildly excited, usually by fear or worry; excited, agitated
BECKONto gesture someone over; motion; wave
EVIDENTLYin a way that is clearly seen or understood; clearly; plainly; obviously
PRECIPICEa steep incline or a mass of rock; mountain; cliff
PROSPECTsomething to look forward to or anticipate; expectation; hope
RANSOMmoney demanded to free a prisoner; payoff; settlement; price
HUMILIATIONthe state of being embarrassed; shame; disgrace
DISPATCHto send someone or something in a hurry; to transmit
PETITIONERone who makes a formal request or plea; inquirer, suitor, hopeful
IMPLOREto beg or ask urgently; plead; beseech
LABORto do hard work; to toil or struggle
ABSENTnot present; gone; missing; away
EXPIREto reach the end; to run out of time; finish; conclude; terminate
DISTRESSEDfeeling great sadness or pain; upset; anguished
GROPEto feel around for something that is hard to see; probe; examine
CONCEALto hide something; obscure; mask; cover
CLUSTERa bunch of things put or grown together; group; collection
SUMMONto request someone to come; to send for; gather; assemble
VAINmeans futile or not successful; unsuccessful; useless
AVOCATIONa hobby or pastime; interest; diversion; activity
WANEto become less or smaller; shrink, decrease, dwindle
CONVENIENTLYin a comfortable, suitable way; easily; effortlessly
NADIRthe lowest point; depth; pit; bottom
TOILhard work; labor; effort; struggle
TRANSPORTto move from one place to another; carry; transfer
HEARTILYdone with warmth and sincerity; energetically; kindly
NAVIGABLEable to be traversed or moved through; negotiable; passable
OPPRESSto cause worry or weigh you down; demoralize; break
DELIRIOUSunable to reason; fevered; rambling; hallucinating
GRADUALLYin a slow and careful manner; steadily; slowly
WAYLAYto surprise or capture unexpectedly; ambush; intercept; rush
FORLORNlonely or unhappy; despondent; dejected; depressed

This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber.
Learn more about Quia
Create your own activities