Tom Sawyer Ch 14 Vocabulary

put forward unwanted and unasked; forced upon

too bright, cheap and showy to be considered in good taste

too ready to believe; easily deceived

great and destructive fire

clear or transparent

very hungry; greedy; rapacious

the emblems or decorations of any society; clothes, especially fine clothing

the deeper part of a waterway

lavish and costly; magnificent; rich

mercury; a heavy silver, metallic element which is liquid at normal temperatures

a merry prank; play; have fun

scornful laughter; ridicule