Vocabulary for Huck Finn - Pd. 6 Directions: Use a dictionary and/or thesaurus to find the following items for the below words: a) definition b) part(s) of speech 1. betwixt Definition: __between_____ Part(s) of speech _____preposition______ 2. skiff Definition: any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person. Part(s) of speech ______noun 3. lonesome Definition: depressed or sad because of the lack of friends, companionship, etc.; lonely: Part(s) of speech: _______adjective 4. ambuscade Definition: ______an ambush____ Part(s) of speech: _____noun 5. counterfeit Definition: made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: Part(s) of speech __adjective 6. meddle Definition: to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Part(s) of speech ____verb 7. providence Definition: the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth. Part(s) of speech ______noun 8. fetch Definition: to go and bring back; return with; get: Part(s) of speech ___verb 9. welt Definition: a ridge on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip. Part(s) of speech ______noun 10. reckon Definition: to count, depend, or rely, as in expectation Part(s) of speech ___verb 11. doze Definition: to sleep lightly or fitfully. Part(s) of speech ___verb 12. quarry Definition: an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. Part(s) of speech ___noun 13. loll Definition: to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge: Part(s) of speech ___verb 14. frail Definition: having delicate health; not robust; weak: Part(s) of speech __adjective 15. ignorant Definition: lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc. Part(s) of speech ______adjective 16. carcass Definition: the dead body of an animal. Part(s) of speech ___noun 17. temperance Definition: habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, especially in the use of alcoholic liquors. Part(s) of speech ___noun 18. confidence Definition: belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; selfconfidence; self-reliance; assurance: Part(s) of speech ___noun 19. ornery Definition: ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper, stubborn: Part(s) of speech _____adjective___________ 20. descendent Definition: deriving or descending from an ancestor. Part(s) of speech _____adjective___________