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___________