AP lit Huck Finn vocab

Ornery

Ugly and unpleasant in temper or disposition

Ambuscade

an ambush

Highfalutin

Pretentious

stanchion

Upright pole

Nabob

A person of wealth and prominence

Fantods

a state of nervous irritability

Reticule

A drawstring handbag or purse

Careened

To cause a boat to lean over on one side

Rapscallion

A rascal

Towhead

A sandbar in a river

Infernal

Of or relating to hell

Decanter

A decorative bottle for serving wine or alcohol

Pommel

The upper front part of a saddle

Cavorting

To romp or prance

Scows

A large flat bottomed boat used to transport freight

Temperance

Abstinence from alcohol

Phrenology

The study of the skull to reveal character and intelligence

Dauphin

The eldest son of the king of France

Dissipate

To separate into pieces and disappear

Histrionic

Excessively dramatic

Benefactor

One who gives aid, especially financially

Imperative

Necessary

Sanctify

To make holy

Doxology

An expression of praise to God

Passel

A large quantity

Obsequies

A funeral rite or ceremony

Harrow

A farm implement used to even off plowed ground

Sluice

A channel through which anything flows

Audacious

Unrestrained by convention or propriety

Scutcheon

A shield breaking a coat of arms