Huck Finn Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abolish | to do away with |
| afoot | on foot; walking |
| air | a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere. |
| blackguard | a low, contemptible person; scoundrel. |
| blithe | joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful |
| brazen | shameless or impudent |
| calamity | a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury. |
| confound | to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse |
| contrite | caused by or showing sincere remorse. |
| crockery | collectively; earthenware |
| dissipation | a wasting by misuse |
| divination | the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means. |
| draft | a drawing, sketch, or design. |
| eaves | the overhanging lower edge of a roof. |
| flapdoodle | Informal. Nonsense; bosh. |
| frivolous | characterized by lack of seriousness or sense |
| haughty | disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious |
| garret | an attic |
| hew | to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack. |
| histrionic | of or pertaining to actors or acting. |
| hues | a gradation or variety of a color; tint |
| impudent | of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery |
| infernal | hellish; fiendish; diabolical |
| languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| mesmerism | hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. Mesmer, through animal magnetism. |
| muse | to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject. |
| ponderous | of great weight; heavy; massive |
| raspy | easily annoyed; irritable |
| resolute | firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion. |
| row | a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line |
| singular | extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional |
| skiff | any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person |
| soliloquy | an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts) |
| stealthy | done |
| sublime | elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc. |
| sultry | oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering |
| temperance | moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control. |
| victuals | food or provisions for human beings. |
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