Huck Finn Vocab

Corrugated

shaped into alternate ridges or grooves

Penitent

feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Insensate

lacking physical sensation

Perplexed

completely puzzled or baffled

Stanchion

an upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier

Bailiff

an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc

Feeble

lack of physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

Skiff

a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern

Divinity

The state of being divine or god-like

Pugnacious

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

Pinnacle

The most successful point; the culmination

Sodden

to be saturated with liquid, and soaked through

Sharecroppers

A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent

Varicolored

consisting of several different colors

Presiding

to be in a position of authority in a meeting or other gathering

Chasten

(of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on

Chambray

a linen-finished gingham cloth with a white weft and a colored warp, producing a mottled appearance

Destitute

without the basic necessities of life

Tiddlywink

a game in which small plastic counters are flicked into a central receptacle by being pressed on the edge with a larger counter

Victuals

food usable by people, provisions