Huck Finn Flashcards
The ____ brought to the refugees helped many of them not starve
Victuals
Reflecting or engaging in deep or serious thought
Pensive
The man, obviously under the influence of drugs, ____ into the side of the building and broke his arm
Careen
Huck believed that Jim had a ____ talent of storytelling and enjoyed sitting down to listen to his narrations.
Histrionic
Proverb
Maxim
Saying
Adage
Saintly
Spiritual
Dutiful
Pious
The ____ in the road nearly caused several accidents, drivers seemed to avoid mud and getting stuck in a ditch and instead nearly crashed into other cars
Slough
Do not ____ in the mud, you will get yourself dirty.
Wallow
Sublime
Gaining admiration or awe from values such as beauty or extravagance
To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled manner in a specific direction
Careen
Marvelous
Splendid
Magnificent
Sublime
At a young age, the ____ boy never missed a day or church in order to fulfill his dreams of becoming a minister.
Pious
Pensive
Reflecting or engaging in deep or serious thought
The student leaned on the desk with a ____ look as he stared put the window after receiving back his test
Pensive
The artwork in the gallery received ___ responses as critics praised the techniques and mechanics used by the artist to enhance the paintings.
Sublime
Adage
A traditional statement expressing general truth
Hurtle
Streak
Whiz
Careen
Contemplative
Musing
Reflective
Pensive
A traditional statement expressing general truth
Adage
Pious
Devote to religion
When questioned by the police after her arrest, the lady’s _____ behavior made them suspicious.
Histrionic
Without their ____ the displaced royal family starved for the first time in their lives
Victuals
Slough
A deep place full of mud
The woman remembered the ______ “let the buyer beware!” and thought twice about buying the old house at the end of the street.
Adage
While Widow Douglas may be a ___ woman, Huck seems uninterested in studying about Moses and the other figures in the Bible.
Pious
Wretched
Detestable
Pesky
Infernal
Wallow
To indulge in an unrestrained way
The ___ performance of the band gained compliments from fans all over the country
Sublime
Melodramatic
Theatrical
Dramatic
Histrionic
Gaining admiration or awe from values such as beauty or extravagance
Sublime
Edibles
Groceries
Rations
Victuals
Bog
Marsh
Marshland
Slough
Bask
Delight
Revel
Wallow
The _____ robber continued to brutally rob banks.
Infernal
Careen
To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled manner in a specific direction
Victuals
Food or provisions, typically as prepared for consumption
Histrionic
Exaggerated, over-theatrical characteristic
Infernal
Irritating and tiresome
Devote to religion
Pious
Many historians use the common ____ that history repeats itself to explain the series of events that occur today
Adage
The drum player created an ____ sound when he hit as many drums as possible.
Infernal
Will fell into a _____, causing his friends to laugh at his now dirty appearance
Slough
The girl looked ____ as she prepared herself to go up to present in front of the whole class.
Pensive
To indulge in an unrestrained way
Wallow
Irritating and tiresome
Infernal
Food or provisions, typically as prepared for consumption
Victuals
After the driver lost control the car _____ into a sidewalk.
Careen
A deep place full of mud
Slough
After getting an A on his essay, Ray ____ in his success, playing games for the next few days.
Wallow
