Huck Finn Vocab Week 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Iron Mask
A
An unidentified state prisoner whose head was locked into an iron helmet “man in the iron mask”
2
Q
Castle Deef
A
Chateau D’lf an island prison fortress from the romantic novel The Count of Monte Cristo
3
Q
Yaller Wench
A
A female slave with a “yellow” or light complexion
4
Q
Acts Seventeen
A
The 17th chapter of the Book of Acts in the New Testament
5
Q
Addled
A
Confused; mixed up
6
Q
Knocked galley-west
A
Knocked out completely
7
Q
Natural son
A
A son born out of wedlock
8
Q
Jericho
A
A city of ancient Palestine; anywhere far away
9
Q
Blithesome
A
Merry, carefree
10
Q
Indian Territory
A
An area, once reserved by treaty for Native Americans, just west of Arkansas, in what is now Oklahoma
11
Q
Rips
A
Low, worthless persons
12
Q
Harum-scarum
A
Wild or reckless
13
Q
Old Harry
A
The Devil
14
Q
Trapse
A
To traipse or wander about
