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Huckleberry Finn Vocab
Huckleberry Finn Vocab
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English
10th Grade
11/29/2009
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Hogshead
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barrel
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lath
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thin wooden slats, to which plaster is usually attached
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hiding
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thrashing
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meddle
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interfere
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dandy
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a man who is overly fastidious about his dress
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temperance
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abistinence from alcoholic beverages
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skiff
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a light rowboat
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nabob
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an important person (originally a governor of an Indian State)
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palaver
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talk
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abreast
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side by side
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cooper
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barrel maker
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reticule
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a cloth purse
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blubbering
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crying
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careened
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turned over on its side
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tote
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carry
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aggravate
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irritate
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sheering
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swerving
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wince
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to shrink back or cringe
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impaired
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harmed
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frivolousness
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lack of seriousness
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sideboard
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a piece of dining room furniture used for holding dishes and serving implements
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feud
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a long standing and deadly quarrel between groups
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ransack
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to search thoroughly
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mesmerism
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hypnotism
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haughty
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proud
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histrionic
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realted to acting
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benefactors
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people who confer benefits
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languish
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to assume an expression of weariness, appeling to sympathy
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encore
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a brief number performed after a performance in response to applause
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tanner
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a person who makes animal hides into leather
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slouch
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a lazy person
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doxology
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a hymn in praise of God
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passel
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a group, a number of
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imposter
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a person who pretends to be someone else
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pallet
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a small, primitive bed, usually made of straw
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meledeon
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a small organ
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harrow
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a farm implement with long teeth for cultivating soil
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candid
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frank and honest
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confront (affront)
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to bring face to face
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disposition
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inclination or intention
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sluice
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a flood of water
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fidget
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to move restlessly or uneasily
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desperadoes
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villains, criminals
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cravates
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neckties
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elocution (yellocution)
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public speaking
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venture
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try
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bogus
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false
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meek
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humble
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waylay
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to meet on the way
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dainty
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delicate
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petrified (putrified)
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stunned
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insurrection
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rebellion
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addled
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confused
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rummage
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to search carefuly
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sultry
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hot
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brash
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impudent, pushy
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