Huck Finn Vocab Flashcards

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Audacious

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Showing a lack of respect, and, or a willingness to take bold risks

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Confound

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To cause one to become confused

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3
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Frivolous

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Lacking in seriousness or importance

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4
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Haughty

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Arrogant, excessively proud, vain

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5
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Divination

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Foretelling the future by means of magic

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Dissipation

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Wasteful spending, squandering

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7
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Sublime

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Exalted, noble, uplifting

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8
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Histrionic

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Overly theatrical

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Muse

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To think deeply, to ponder

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Brazen

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Shameless, insolent, disrespectful

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Contrite

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Extremely apologetic, remorseful

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Soliloquy

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A speech or dramatic monologue made to oneself to reveal thoughts

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13
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Temperance

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Moderation or self-restraint in action or words

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14
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Calamity

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A disaster, an event that causes misfortune

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15
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Hues

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Colors

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16
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Resolute

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Characterized by a decided purpose

17
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Languid

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Slow, sluggish, listless, weak

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Ponderous

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Very heavy, unwieldy from weight

19
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Stealthy

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Acting in a sneaky and secret way (negative)

20
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Blithe

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Lighthearted, joyous, free of spirit