Ch 1-10 Adventures of Tom Sawyer Vocabulary Quizs

Infallible

• Incapable of failure or error

• Prone to mistakes and errors

• Subject to doubt and uncertainty

• Capable of being wrong

Peril

• A state of danger involving risk

• A feeling of happiness and joy

• A type of financial investment

• A method of communication

Perceptible

• Capable of being detected by the mind or senses

• Invisible to the eye

• Difficult to understand

• Easily forgotten

Dilute

• (of a liquid) Reduce the strength of something

• (of a liquid) Increase the strength of something

• (of a liquid) Make it thicker

• (of a liquid) Change its color

Effeminate

• Having unsuitable feminine qualities

• Exhibiting strong masculine traits

• Being neutral in gender expression

• Displaying aggressive behavior

Facetious

• Cleverly amusing in tone; Humorous

• Serious and somber in nature

• Lacking in humor or wit

• Excessively formal and rigid

Beseech

• Ask or request earnestly

• To beg for something

• To demand forcefully

• To inquire casually

Circumstantial

• Suggesting that something is true without evidence

• Providing clear and direct evidence

• Based on strong factual information

• Relating to a specific situation or context

Dainty

• Delicately beautiful / (of food) particularly good to eat

• Rough and unrefined

• Large and bulky

• Common and ordinary

Gingerly

• With extreme care of delicacy

• In a hurried manner

• Without any caution

• With great enthusiasm