Huck Finn Vocabulary Flashcards
(69 cards)
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Derrick
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Crane
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Ransomed
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Free from captivity for a price
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Commenced
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Began
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Lath
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Building materials
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Enchantment
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Magic; sorcery
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Temperance
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Moderation; sobriety
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Stanchion
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Post of timber/ iron for support
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Victuals
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Food
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Wadding
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Material for stopping charge in a gun
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Hail
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To call to
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Brash
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Imprudent; uninhibited; tactless
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Lolled
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Relaxed
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Abolitionist
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Person against slavery
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Quicksilver
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Mercury
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Speculate
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To make a risky financial move
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Abreast
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Side by side
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Mesmerism
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Hypnotism
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Solemn
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Having a respectful calm
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Berth
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Place to sleep
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Mournful
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Sad
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Rummaging
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Searching
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Pensive
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Thoughtful
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Petrified
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Turned to stone
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Bygones
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Past happenings
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Lamented
Grieving
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Staving
To put-off; delaying
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Disposition
Inclination
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Feud
Hereditary quarrel
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Ransacked
Searched thoroughly but hurriedly
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Cavorting
Extravagant behavior
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Sublime
Excellent; having a sense of grandeur
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Phrenology
Reading a persons future by examining their skull
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Encores
Calls for repeated performances
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Raspy
Grating; harsh
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Counterfeit
Fake; not real
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Sanctified
Holy
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Coaxing
To obtain by persistent persuasion
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Yawl
Small boat
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Pious
Religious; reverent
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Afflicted
Handicapped; infirmed
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Obsequies
Funeral rites; solemnities
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Frock
Dress
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Pallet
Temporary bed
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Shroud
Cloth used to wrap a body for burial
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Stealthy
Having the ability to move in secret
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Admirable
Deserving admiration
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Fagged
Exhausted
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Candid
Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression
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Prejudice
Having preconceived preference/ idea
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Insurrection
The act of open revolt
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Warbling
Singing
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Collar
Hold onto
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Mortification
Death of part of a body while the rest is alive
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Amputate
To cut off
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Impudent
Impertinent; offensively forward
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Distracted
Pulled in conflicting emotional directions
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Waylay
To lie in wait and attack from ambush
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Addled
Confused
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Tedious
Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness
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Confound
To cause to become confused
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Conveniences
Things that increase comfort or save work
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Evade
To avoid performing
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Distinctions
Differentiation
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Soliloquy
Dramatic monologue
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Unfurled
Spread out or open something
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Facilities
Any of the power or capacities possessed by the human mind
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Sultry
Very humid; hot
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Huffy
A fit of anger or annoyance
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Dismal
Gloom/depression
