Huck Finn Vocabulary #3

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bodkin

a dagger

soliloquy

a dramatic monologue

whelps

a negative term for children

sluice

an artificial channel for water

consummation

an end; conclusion; outcome

addled

confused and disoriented

bogus

false; fake

provisions

food; a stock of materials

sublime

grand; exalted; majestic

sultry

hot; steamy; nearly suffocating

husky

large, strong person

contumely

rudeness or insult

hewed

sawed or cut

warbling

singing

bray

to make a sound like a donkey

unfurled

unfolded; opened from a folded state

devoutly

with earnestness and sincerity


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