Huck Finn Vocab
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23 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abolish | to do away with |
| afoot | developing or in the process of happening |
| air | to make a public utterance |
| blithe | lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit |
| brazen | shameless, insolent, disrespectful |
| calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
| confound | to cause one to become confused |
| contrite | extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant |
| dissipation | wasteful spending, squandering |
| divination | foretelling the future by means of magic |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness or importance |
| haughty | arrogant, excessively proud and vain |
| histrionic | overly theatrical |
| hues | colors |
| infernal | relating to hell |
| languid | slow, sluggish, listless, weak |
| muse | to ponder |
| ponderous | very heavy, unwieldy from weight |
| resolute | characterized be a decided purpose |
| soliloquy | a speech or dramatic monologue made to oneself to reveal thoughts |
| stealthy | acting in a secret and sneaky way (this is a negative term) |
| sublime | exalted, noble, uplifting |
| temperance | moderation of self-restraint in action or statement |
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