Huck Finn Lit Vocab

poop

Ornery

mean spirited

Ambuscade

an ambush

Highfalutin

pompous/pretentious

Stanchion

upright pole or post

Nabob

figure of wealth and prominence

Fantods

a state of nervous irritability

Reticule

a drawstring handbag or purse

Careen

to tilt or swerve to one side while in motion

Rapscallion

a rascal

Towhead

a sandbar in a river

Infernal

of or relating to hell

Decanter

a decorative bottle for serving liquid, usually alcohol

Pommel

the upper front part of a saddle

Cavort

to romp around

Scow

a large flat bottom boat for transporting freight

Temperance

abstaining from alcoholic beverages

Phrenology

study of skull shapes to determine personality and skill

Dauphin

the eldest son of the king of France

Dissipate

to separate into parts and disappear

Histrionic

excessively dramatic

Benefactor

one who gives (financial) aid

Imperatin

requiring attention

Sanctify

to make holy

Doxology

an expression of praise to God

Passel

a large quantity

Obsequy

funeral rite

Harrow

a farm implement to even off plowed ground

Sluice

an opening through which anything flows

Audacious

unrestrained by propriety

Scutcheon

a coat of arms borne on a shield