Huck Finn Vocabulary Flashcards by Natalie kovacik | Brainscape

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Derrick

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Crane

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Ransomed

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Free from captivity for a price

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Commenced

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Began

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Lath

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Building materials

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Enchantment

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Magic; sorcery

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Temperance

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Moderation; sobriety

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Stanchion

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Post of timber/ iron for support

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Victuals

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Food

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Wadding

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Material for stopping charge in a gun

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Hail

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To call to

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Brash

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Imprudent; uninhibited; tactless

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Lolled

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Relaxed

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Abolitionist

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Person against slavery

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Quicksilver

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Mercury

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Speculate

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To make a risky financial move

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Abreast

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Side by side

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Mesmerism

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Hypnotism

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Solemn

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Having a respectful calm

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Berth

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Place to sleep

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Mournful

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Sad

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Rummaging

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Searching

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Pensive

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Thoughtful

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Petrified

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Turned to stone

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Bygones

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Past happenings

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Lamented

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Grieving

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Staving

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To put-off; delaying

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Disposition

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Inclination

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Feud

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Hereditary quarrel

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Ransacked

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Searched thoroughly but hurriedly

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Cavorting

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Extravagant behavior

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Sublime

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Excellent; having a sense of grandeur

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Phrenology

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Reading a persons future by examining their skull

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Encores

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Calls for repeated performances

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Raspy

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Grating; harsh

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Counterfeit

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Fake; not real

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Sanctified

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Holy

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Coaxing

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To obtain by persistent persuasion

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Yawl

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Small boat

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Pious

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Religious; reverent

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Afflicted

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Handicapped; infirmed

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Obsequies

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Funeral rites; solemnities

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Frock

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Dress

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Pallet

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Temporary bed

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Shroud

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Cloth used to wrap a body for burial

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Stealthy

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Having the ability to move in secret

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Admirable

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Deserving admiration

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Fagged

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Exhausted

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Candid

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Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression

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Prejudice

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Having preconceived preference/ idea

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Insurrection

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The act of open revolt

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Warbling

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Singing

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Collar

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Hold onto

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Mortification

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Death of part of a body while the rest is alive

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Amputate

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To cut off

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Impudent

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Impertinent; offensively forward

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Distracted

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Pulled in conflicting emotional directions

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Waylay

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To lie in wait and attack from ambush

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Addled

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Confused

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Tedious

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Tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness

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Confound

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To cause to become confused

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Conveniences

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Things that increase comfort or save work

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Evade

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To avoid performing

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Distinctions

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Differentiation

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Soliloquy

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Dramatic monologue

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Unfurled

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Spread out or open something

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Facilities

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Any of the power or capacities possessed by the human mind

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Sultry

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Very humid; hot

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Huffy

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A fit of anger or annoyance

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Dismal

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Gloom/depression