Huck Finn Vocab

Bogus

adj. false

Brash

adj. prone to act in a hasty manner

Caper

n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Careened

v. to lurch or swerve while in motion

Cavorting

v. to prance or dance about

Ciphered

v. to write in code

Contrite

adj. feeling regret for a fault or offense

Crockery

n. tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively

Garret

n. attic

Gaudy

adj. flashy; showy

Histrionic

adj. overly dramatic

Hogshead

n. large barrel

Impudent

adj. rude

Ingenious

adj. showing inventiveness and skill

Inscribe

v. mark with one's signature

Insurrection

n. rebellion

Pallet

n. a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts

Pensive

adj. dreamily thoughtful

Phrenology

n. an ill-fated theory that claimed bumps on the skull could reveal our mental abilities and our character traits.

Pommel

n. handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle

Providence

n. the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources

Reticule

n. a woman's drawstring handbag

Scow

n. flat-bottomed boat

Skiff

n. small boat

Soliloquy

n. a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections

Stile

n. an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

Sublime

adj. worthy of adoration or reverence

Taper

n. a convex shape that narrows toward a point

Temperance

v. abstaining from excess

Texas

n. a deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers.

Thicket

n. a dense growth of bushes

Unfurled

v. unrolled and opened

Venture

n. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

Wigwam

n. a native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides

Yawl

n. a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)