huck finn

ornery

mean-spirited

ambuscade

an ambush

highfalutin

Pompous or pretentious

stanchion

an upright pole or post

nabob

a person of great wealth and prominence

fantods

state of nervous irritability

reticule

a drawstring handbag or purse

careen

to swerve

rapscallions

rascals

tow-head

a sandbar in a river

infernal

of or relating to hell

decanters

decorative bottle for serving alcohol

pommel

the upper front part of a saddle

cavort

to romp or prance

scows

large flat bottomed boat used to transport freight

temperance

abstinence from alcohol

phrenology

the study of the skull to reveal character and mental capacity

Dauphin

the eldest son of the king of France

dissipate

to separate into parts and disappear

histrionic

overly dramatic

benefactor

a person who offers help or donates money

imperative

absolutely necessary

sanctify

to make holy or sacred

doxology

an expression of praise to God

passel

a large quantity

obsequy

a funeral rite or ceremony

harrow

a farm tool used to level off plowed ground

sluice

an opening through which anything flows

audacious

unrestrained by convention or propriety

scutcheon

shield bearing a coat of arms