Huck Finn Vocabulary

Question 1

Derrick

Answer 1

Crane

Question 2

Ransomed

Answer 2

Free from captivity for a price

Question 3

Commenced

Answer 3

Began

Question 4

Lath

Answer 4

Building materials

Question 5

Enchantment

Answer 5

Magic; sorcery

Question 6

Temperance

Answer 6

Moderation; sobriety

Question 7

Stanchion

Answer 7

Post of timber/ iron for support

Question 8

Victuals

Answer 8

Food

Question 9

Wadding

Answer 9

Material for stopping charge in a gun

Question 10

Hail

Answer 10

To call to

Question 11

Brash

Answer 11

Imprudent; uninhibited; tactless

Question 12

Lolled

Answer 12

Relaxed

Question 13

Abolitionist

Answer 13

Person against slavery

Question 14

Quicksilver

Answer 14

Mercury

Question 15

Speculate

Answer 15

To make a risky financial move

Question 16

Abreast

Answer 16

Side by side

Question 17

Mesmerism

Answer 17

Hypnotism

Question 18

Solemn

Answer 18

Having a respectful calm

Question 20

Berth

Answer 20

Place to sleep

Question 21

Mournful

Answer 21

Sad

Question 22

Rummaging

Answer 22

Searching

Question 23

Pensive

Answer 23

Thoughtful

Question 24

Petrified

Answer 24

Turned to stone

Question 25

Bygones

Answer 25

Past happenings

Question 26

Lamented

Answer 26

Grieving

Question 27

Staving

Answer 27

To put-off; delaying

Question 28

Disposition

Answer 28

Inclination

Question 29

Feud

Answer 29

Hereditary quarrel

Question 30

Ransacked

Answer 30

Searched thoroughly but hurriedly

Question 31

Cavorting

Answer 31

Extravagant behavior

Question 32

Sublime

Answer 32

Excellent; having a sense of grandeur

Question 33

Phrenology

Answer 33

Reading a persons future by examining their skull

Question 34

Encores

Answer 34

Calls for repeated performances

Question 35

Raspy

Answer 35

Grating; harsh

Question 35

Counterfeit

Answer 35

Fake; not real

Question 36

Sanctified

Answer 36

Holy

Question 37

Coaxing

Answer 37

To obtain by persistent persuasion

Question 38

Yawl

Answer 38

Small boat

Question 39

Pious

Answer 39

Religious; reverent

Question 40

Afflicted

Answer 40

Handicapped; infirmed

Question 41

Obsequies

Answer 41

Funeral rites; solemnities

Question 42

Frock

Answer 42

Dress

Question 43

Pallet

Answer 43

Temporary bed

Question 44

Shroud

Answer 44

Cloth used to wrap a body for burial

Question 45

Stealthy

Answer 45

Having the ability to move in secret

Question 46

Admirable

Answer 46

Deserving admiration

Question 47

Fagged

Answer 47

Exhausted

Question 48

Candid

Answer 48

Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression

Question 49

Prejudice

Answer 49

Having preconceived preference/ idea

Question 50

Insurrection

Answer 50

The act of open revolt

Question 51

Warbling

Answer 51

Singing

Question 52

Collar

Answer 52

Hold onto

Question 53

Mortification

Answer 53

Death of part of a body while the rest is alive

Question 54

Amputate

Answer 54

To cut off

Question 55

Impudent

Answer 55

Impertinent; offensively forward

Question 56

Distracted

Answer 56

Pulled in conflicting emotional directions

Question 57

Waylay

Answer 57

To lie in wait and attack from ambush

Question 58

Addled

Answer 58

Confused

Question 59

Tedious

Answer 59

Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness

Question 60

Confound

Answer 60

To cause to become confused

Question 61

Conveniences

Answer 61

Things that increase comfort or save work

Question 62

Evade

Answer 62

To avoid performing

Question 63

Distinctions

Answer 63

Differentiation

Question 64

Soliloquy

Answer 64

Dramatic monologue

Question 65

Unfurled

Answer 65

Spread out or open something

Question 66

Facilities

Answer 66

Any of the power or capacities possessed by the human mind

Question 67

Sultry

Answer 67

Very humid; hot

Question 68

Huffy

Answer 68

A fit of anger or annoyance

Question 69

Dismal

Answer 69

Gloom/depression