Vocabulary From The Novel Huck Finn

Front 1

hogshead

Back 1

barrel

Front 2

lath

Back 2

thin wood slats, to which plaster is usally attached

Front 3

hiding

Back 3

trashing

Front 4

meddle

Back 4

interfere

Front 5

dandy

Back 5

a man who is overly fastidious about his dress

Front 6

temperance

Back 6

abstinence from alcoholic beverages

Front 7

skiff

Back 7

a light rowboat

Front 8

nabob

Back 8

an important person (originally, governor of an Indian state)

Front 9

palaver

Back 9

talk

Front 10

abreast

Back 10

sid by side

Front 11

cooper

Back 11

barrel-marker

Front 12

reticule

Back 12

cloth purse

Front 13

blubbering

Back 13

crying

Front 14

careened

Back 14

turned over on its side

Front 15

tote

Back 15

carry

Front 16

aggravate

Back 16

irritate

Front 17

sheering

Back 17

swerving

Front 18

wince

Back 18

shrink back or cringe

Front 19

impaired

Back 19

harmed

Front 20

frivolousness

Back 20

lack of seriousness

Front 21

sideboard

Back 21

piece of dining room furniture used for holding dishes

Front 22

feud

Back 22

long standing and deadly quarrel between groups

Front 23

ransack

Back 23

search thoroughly

Front 24

mesmerism

Back 24

hyponotism

Front 25

haughty

Back 25

proud

Front 26

histrionic

Back 26

relating to acting

Front 27

benefactors

Back 27

people who confer benefits

Front 28

languish

Back 28

assume an expression or weariness,appealing for sympath

Front 29

encore

Back 29

brief number performed after a performance in response to applause

Front 30

tanner

Back 30

person who tans animal hides

Front 31

slouch

Back 31

lazy person

Front 32

doxology

Back 32

hymn in praise of God

Front 33

passel

Back 33

group, a number of

Front 34

imposter

Back 34

person who pretends to be someone else

Front 35

pallet

Back 35

small, primitive bed, usually made of straw

Front 36

melodeon

Back 36

small organ

Front 37

harrow

Back 37

farm implement with long teeth for cultivating soil

Front 38

candid

Back 38

frank and honest

Front 39

confront

Back 39

bring face to face

Front 40

disposition

Back 40

inclination or intention

Front 41

sluice

Back 41

flood of water

Front 42

cravats

Back 42

neckties

Front 43

elocution

Back 43

public speaking

Front 44

venture

Back 44

try

Front 45

bogus

Back 45

false

Front 46

meek

Back 46

humble

Front 47

waylay

Back 47

to meet on the way

Front 48

dainty

Back 48

delicate

Front 49

petrified

Back 49

stunned

Front 50

insurrection

Back 50

rebellion

Front 51

addled

Back 51

confused

Front 52

fidget

Back 52

to move restlessly or uneasily

Front 53

desperadoes

Back 53

villains

Front 54

rummage

Back 54

search carefully

Front 55

sultry

Back 55

hot

Front 56

brash

Back 56

impudent, pushy