Collection 6: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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  1. tranquil
    not agitated
  2. gait
    a person's manner of walking
  3. starboard
    right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow
  4. survey
    look over carefully or inspect
  5. contemplate
    look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
  6. particular
    exacting especially about details
  7. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  8. fag out
    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  9. jew's harp
    a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
  10. stopper
    blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
  11. decanter
    a bottle with a stopper; for serving drinks
  12. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  13. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  14. attain
    gain with effort
  15. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
  16. obliged
    having a moral duty to do something
  17. tenpins
    bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
  18. considerable
    large in number, amount, extent, or degree
  19. substantial
    fairly large
  20. wend
    direct one's course or way
Created on Fri Jul 18 12:19:48 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:16:46 EDT 2014)

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