Unit 2: Novel Study: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 1–22

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  1. commence
    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
  2. dull
    lacking in liveliness or animation
  3. charm
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  4. authority
    persons who exercise control over others
  5. court
    a tribunal presided over by one or more judges
  6. temperance
    the trait of avoiding excesses
  7. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  8. hail
    greet enthusiastically or joyfully
  9. bound
    move forward by leaping
  10. brash
    offensively bold
  11. notion
    a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
  12. relation
    a person connected by blood or marriage
  13. curiosity
    a state in which you want to learn more about something
  14. dim
    lacking in light; not bright or harsh
  15. solid
    characterized by good quality
  16. amount
    add up in number or quantity
  17. suffer
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  18. sound
    in good condition; free from defect, damage, or decay
  19. impair
    make worse or less effective
  20. cavort
    play boisterously
  21. speckle
    a small contrasting part of something
  22. tragedy
    drama exciting terror or pity
  23. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  24. submit
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  25. consecutive
    one after the other
Created on Mon Dec 07 13:53:33 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 14:20:41 EST 2020)

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