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Huck Finn Vocab
BHS Huckleberry Finn Vocab - Chap 1-43
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| irony | figure of speech where actual intent is expressed in words which carry the opposite meaning. |
| Parody | a composition humorously imitating another usually serious piece of work. |
| Sarcasm | verbal irony that pretends to praise, but intends to show bitter and personal disapproval - intending to hurt |
| Innuendo | an insinuation or indirect suggestion with a harmful or sinister connotation |
| Invective | harsh or abusive language directed against a person or a cause. |
| Burlesque | a form of comic art characteized by ridiculous exaggeration. |
| victuals | food |
| commenced | began |
| dismal | gloomy or depressing |
| ransomed | freed from captivity for a price |
| lath | building material |
| enchantment | magic; sorcery |
| raspy | grating; harsh |
| counterfeit | fake; not real |
| temperance | moderation; sobriety |
| stanchion | post of timber or iron - to support a structure |
| wadding | material for stopping charge in a gun |
| hail | to call to |
| brash | uninhibited, tactless, impudent |
| lolled | relaxed |
| abolitionist | person against slavery |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| speculate | make a risky financial transaction |
| abreast | side by side |
| solemn | having a respectful calm |
| mournful | sad |
| rummaging | searching |
| derrick | crane for lifting or a supporting tower |
| berth | a place to sleep |
| staving | put-off; delaying |
| petrified | turned to stone |
| bygones | past happenings |
| lamented | grieved |
| pensive | thoughtful |
| disposition | inclination - tendency |
| feud | a hereditary quarrel |
| ransacked | searched thoroughly but hurriedly |
| cavorting | extravagant behavior |
| mesmerism | hypnotism |
| phrenology | reading a person's future by examining their skull |
| encores | calls for repeat performances |
| soliloquy | dramatic monologue |
| sublime | excellent, having a sense of grandeur |
| yawl | small boat |
| sanctified | holy |
| pious | religious; reverent |
| afflicted | infirm; handicapped |
| obsequies | funeral rites; solemnities |
| frock | a woman's dress |
| pallet | a temporary bed |
| shroud | a cloth used to wrap a body for burial |
| stealthy | having the ability to move in secret |
| fagged | exhausted |
| collar | hold onto |
| warbling | singing |
| prejudiced | having a preconceived preference or idea |
| candid | characterized by openness and sincerity of expression |
| admirable | deserving admiration (duh) |
| impudent | impertinent, offensively forward |
| mortification | death of part of a body while the rest is alive |
| amputate | to cut off |
| distracted | pulled in conflicting emotional directions |
| waylay | to lie in wait for and attack from ambush |
| distinctions | differentiation |
| conveniences | things that increase comfort or save work |
| confound | to cause to become confused or perplexed |
| coaxing | to obtain by persistent persuasion |
| insurrection | the act of open revolt |
| addled | confused |
| tedious | tiresome by reason of lenght, slowness or dullness |
| evade | to avoid performning |
| unfurled | spread or opened something out |
| faculties | any of the power or capacities possessed by the human mind |
| huffy | a fit of anger or annoyance |
| sultry | very humid and hot |
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