Huck Finn section 3 vocab
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Hall-e-wood on October 28, 2008
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vocab from chapters 19-31
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29 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acquit | to find innocent |
| Benefactor | a person who helps |
| Brazen | brass |
| Caper | to frolic |
| Chute | a passage |
| Cipher | to figure |
| Contrite | sorry |
| Contumely | rude language |
| Degrade | to reduce below ordinary civilty |
| Dissipate | to gradually dissolve |
| Felon | a criminal |
| Galluses | suspenders |
| Galoot | a strange or foolish person |
| Grandeur | the state of being grand |
| Haughty | overly proud |
| Histrionic | theatrical |
| Illustrious | eminent; outstanding because of accomplishment |
| Ingenious | clever |
| Lineal | in a direct line of ancestry |
| Lingo | a language |
| Mesmerism | hypnotism |
| Obsequy | a funeral rite |
| Phrenology | a study of head bumps as a guide to character |
| Ponderous | clumsy because of weight |
| Premature | happening too early |
| Raspy | harsh |
| Soliloquy | a dramatic monologue |
| Valid | sound; legally correct |
| Yawl | a ship's small boat |
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