Huck Finn Vocab Flashcards
Audacious (adj)
Showing a lack of respect, and, or a willingness to take a bold risk.
Temperance (n)
Moderation or self restraint in actions or words.
Confound (v)
To cause one to become confused.
Frivolous (adj)
Lacking in seriousness or importance
Haughty (adj)
Arrogant, excessively proud, vain
Divination (n)
Foretelling the future by means of magic.
Dissipation (n)
Wasteful spending, squandering
Sublime (adj)
Exalted, noble, uplifting.
Histrionic (adj)
Overly theatrical
Muse (v)
To think deeply, to ponder.
Brazen (adj)
Shameless, insolent, disrespectful.
Contrite (adj)
Extremely apologetic, remorseful.
Soliloquy (n)
A speech or dramatic monologue made to oneself to reveal thoughts
Calamity (n)
A disaster, an event that causes misfortune
Hues (n)
Colors.