LA 10 Vocabulary 1.2 (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)

abolitionist

a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

reform

make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices

jabber

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

shanty

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

plunder

steal goods; take as spoils

rapscallion

one who is playfully mischievous

gumption

fortitude and determination

pensive

deeply or seriously thoughtful

brazen

unrestrained by convention or propriety

insurrection

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another