Ho Huck Finn Vocabulary

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Scour

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to clean or brighten something by rubbing it with an abrasive substance or material; to remove something by rubbing with an abrasive substance or material; to remove dirt or impurities from something by washing

Synonyms: abrade, brush, buff, burnish, cleanse, flush, furbish, mop, polish, pumice, purge, rub, sand, scrub, wash, whiten

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Ornery

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uncooperative and irritable; U.S. meager, whether out of poverty or lack of generosity; regional ordinary



Synonyms: allergic to*, conflicting, contrary, detrimental, disadvantageous, down on*, down side*, inimical, injurious, inopportune, negative, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppugnant, ornery*, reluctant, repugnant, stuffy*, unfortunate, unfriendly, unlucky, unpropitious, unwilling

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Astute

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shrewd and discerning, especially where personal benefit is to be derived


Synonyms: adroit, brainy, bright, calculating, canny, clever, crafty, discerning, foxy, insightful, intelligent, keen, knowing, perspicacious, quick, sagacious, savvy, sharp, shrewd, sly

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Impetuous

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Acting on the spur of the moment, without considering the consequences done without thought as a reaction to an emotion or impulse; moving with great force and energy


Synonyms: abrupt, ardent, creaming to, eager, fervid, fierce, furious, hasty, headlong, hopped up, hurried, impassioned, impulsive, itchy, passionate, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, rash, restive, rushing, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, subitaneous, sudden, swift, unbridled, unexpected,

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Meander

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to follow an indirect route or course, especially one with a series of twists and turns; to move in a leisurely way, especially for pleasure or because of a lack of motivation



Synonyms: change, drift, extravagate, gallivant, get sidetracked, peregrinate, ramble, range, recoil, roam, rove, snake, stray, stroll, traipse, turn,

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benevolent

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showing kindness or goodwill; performing good or charitable acts and not seeking to make a profit

bounteous, bountiful, caring, chivalrous, compassionate, considerate, do-good, generous, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kind-hearted, liberal,

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Tenacious

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tending to stick frimly to any edecision, plan, or opinion without changing or doubting it; difficult to loosen, shake off, or pull away from; persisting for a long time and difficult to change, destroy, or get ride of; capable of absorbing and retaining a large store of information of recalling details accurately' sticking or clinging to something else, especially a surface


Synonyms: adamant, bent on, bound, bulldogged, clinging, coherent, cohesive, determined, dogged, fast, firm, forceful, inflexible, intransigent, iron, mean business, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, persevering, persistent,

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Arduous

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requiring hard work or continuous physical effort; very difficult to traverse, endure, or overcome


Synonyms: backbreaking, ball-buster, burdensome, exhausting, fatiguing, formidable, gruelling, harsh, heavy, labored, laborious, murder, onerous, painful, punishing, rigorous, rough, severe, strenuous, taxing, tiring,

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Abscond

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to run away secretly, especially in order to avoid arrest or prosecution; to escape from a place of detention

Synonyms: beat it*, blow, bolt*, break, breeze, cut out, decamp, disappear, dog it*, duck out, escape, fade*, fade away, flee, get, go AWOL*, go south*, hightail*, jump*, lam, leave, make off, make scarce*, powder, pull out,