Huckleberry Finn
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abolish | do away with |
| Afoot | In progress |
| Air | be broadcast |
| Ascend | to rise or climb |
| Blithe | lacking or showing a lack of due concern |
| Brash | offensively bold |
| Brazen | shameless |
| Calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
| Cavort | (v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry |
| Confound | be confusing or perplexing to |
| Contrite | extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant |
| Dismal | depressing in character or appearance |
| Dissipation | wasteful spending, squandering |
| Divination | foretelling the future by means of magic |
| Frivolous | lacking in seriousness or importance |
| Haughty | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
| Histrionic | overly dramatic |
| Hues | shades or tints of a particular color |
| Infernal | an inhabitant of hell |
| Languid | lacking spirit or liveliness |
| Jabber | to talk rapidly and in a senseless manner; chatter |
| Muse | reflect deeply on a subject |
| Pensive | thoughtful; melancholy |
| Ponderous | having great mass and weight and unwieldiness |
| Providence | the guardianship and control exercised by a deity |
| Rapscallion | rascal |
| Resolute | firm in purpose or belief |
| Skiff | small light sailboat or rowboat |
| Slough | a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) |
| Soliloquy | in drama, a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience |
| Speculate | reflect deeply on a subject |
| Stealthy | acting in a secret and sneaky way |
| Sublime | worthy of adoration or reverence |
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