Vocabulary Huck Finn

Vocabulary for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters I- VII

1.     big-bug (noun) - an important person

2.     bullyrag (verb)- browbeat, harass

3.     delirium tremens (verb)- violent hallucinations caused by excessive drinking

4.     pungle (verb) - pay up

5.     raspy (adjective) - harsh, irritating

6.     skiff (noun)- a small, light rowboat

7.     slouch (noun)- a soft, wide-brimmed hat

8.     ingots (Noun)- a piece of metal formed from a mold.

9.     sumter (noun) - a pack animal

10.  temperance (adjective)- self-control, especially in drinking

Vocabulary for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters VIII - XVI

1.     chucklehead (adjective)- fool, blockhead

2.     contrived (verb)- planned, devised

3.     corn-pone - a cheap kind of corn bread

4.     crawfish (verb)- to back out

5.     dolphin (dauphin) (noun) - the eldest son of a king

6.     fan-tods (adjective)- a state of nervousness or fear

7.     haggled (verb)- cut in a clumsy or awkward way

8.     pilot-house (noun)- a compartment on a steamboat in which the pilot works

9.     rapscallions - rascals, scoundrels

10.  wigwam - a hut built for shelter

Vocabulary for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters XVII- XXX

1.     disposition - desire, inclination

2.     doxolojer (doxology) - a hymn of praise to God

3.     frowsy-headed - unkempt or sloppy looking

4.     greenhorns - unsophisticated people

5.     histrionic - theatrical

6.     obsequies - funeral rites

7.     phrenology - examining the shape of a person's head to tell his fortune

8.     pommel - a bump at the front of a saddle

9.     pulpit - a high table or lectern used for preaching

10.  slouch - a lazy or incompetent person

 

Vocabulary for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters XXXI – Chapter the Last

1.     bogus (adjective)- false, fake

2.     brickbat (noun)- any small, hard object used for throwing

3.     desperadoes (noun)- bandits, criminals

4.     fox-fire (adjective)- a glow from decaying wood

5.     mortification (adjective)- death of a body part

6.     owdacious (audacious) (adjective)- bold, impertinent

7.     pettish (adjective)- fretful

8.     powderhorn (adjective)- a flask for holding gunpowder

9.     rascality (adjective)- mischief, wickedness

10.  stealthy (adjective)- secret, hidden