Huck Finn Vocab
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thomas_mcginn on September 19, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages. | Lingua franca |
| characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal. | colloquialism |
| a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people. | idiom |
| a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially. | dialect |
| characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless. | haphazard |
| taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: | painstaking |
| ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: | ornery |
| an ambush | ambuscade |
| moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control. | temperance |
| an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc. | stanchion |
| a conference or discussion. | palaver |
| freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre | outlandish |
| cheaply showy in a tasteless way; flashy. | gaudy |
| a compelling attraction; fascination. | mesmerism |
| of or pertaining to actors or acting. | histrionic |
| ability or guts: " you don't have the _____" | pluck |
| a beautiful and charming woman from the southern US | Southern Belle |
| group of authors and artists during the 1800s who thought people should return to nature | Romantics |
| a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight. | Cavalier |
| moral degeneration or decay; | Decadence |
| the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity. | naiveté |
| wealth, riches, or affluence. | opulence |
| abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth. | Affluence |
| an ancient mode or system of rule or government: | Ancien Regime |
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