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huck finn
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11th Grade
03/03/2007
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hogshead
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barrel
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gap
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yawn
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hived
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stole
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ambushcade
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ambush
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lath
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thin wood slats, to which plaster is usually attached
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hiding
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thrashing
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meddle
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interfere
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dandy
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a man that is overly fastidious (particular) bout his dress
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temperance
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abstinence from alcoholic beverages
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skiff
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a light rowboat
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tow
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cheap rope
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nabob
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an important person (originally, governor of an indian state)
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palaver
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talk
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trot line
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a fishing line strung across a river with individual lines and hooks hanging down from it into the water
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quicksilver
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mercury
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abreast
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side by side
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cooper
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barrel-maker
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camp meeting
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outdoor religious revival
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truck
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stuff, things
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reticule
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a cloth purse
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texas
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a structure on a steamboat containing the officers' cabins
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guys
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support wires
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rogue
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scoundrel
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blubbering
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crying
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careened
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turned over on its side
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bitts
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timbers used for securing lines on a boat
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spondulicks
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dollars
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dauphin
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eldest son of a king of france
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tote
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carry
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aggravate
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irritate
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leeward(looward)
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direction in which wind is blowing; downwind
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sheering
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swirving
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wince
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to shrink back or cringe
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impaired
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harmed
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frivolousness
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lack of seriousness
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sideboard
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a piece of dining room furniture used for holding dishes and serving implements
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pommel
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the front of a saddle
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feud
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a long standing and deadly quarrel among groups
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puncheon floor
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a floor made of split logs
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ransack
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to search thoroughly
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galluses
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suspenders
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jour printer
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journeyman printer, btw an apprentice and a master printer
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mesmerism
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hypnotism
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phrenology
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study of character revealed by shape of head
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haughty
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proud
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histrionic
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related to acting
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ciphered out
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figured out
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benefactors
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people who conter benefits
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unities
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the dramatic unities of time; place, abd action, as propounded by Aristotle
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languish
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to assume an expression of weariness, appealing for sympathy
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capet
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the family name of louis xvi
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encore
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a brief number performed after a performance in responce to applause
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camelopard
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a giraffe
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sold
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cheated
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heptarchies
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seven Saxon kingdoms that ruled england from 449 to 829
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beaver
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a hat made of beaver skin
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tanner
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a person who tans animal hides
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slouch
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a lazy person
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doxology
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a hymn in praise of god
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passel
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a group, a memeber of
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imposter
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a person who pretends 2 b sumthin else
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cubby
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cubby hole, a small room
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pallet
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a small, primitive bed, usually made of straw
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congress water
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mineral water from saratoga springs
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stretchers
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lies, stretchings of the truth
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tick
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mattress
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melodeon
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a small organ
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sand
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grit, courage
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harrow
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a farm implement with long teeth for cultivating the soil
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candid
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frank and honest
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confront
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to bring face to face
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disposition
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inclination or intention
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sluice
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a flood of water
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lights
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lungs
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cravats
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neckties
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elocution
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public speaking
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doggery
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tavern
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tight
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drunk
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venture
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try
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bogus
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false
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mortification
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gangrene
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meek
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humble
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waylay
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to meet on the way
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dainty
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delicate
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petrified
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stunned
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baron trenck
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ppl in daring escapes
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seneschal
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a steward of bailiff in medieval times
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langudoc
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a province in medieval france
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navarre
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a province in spain; in the twelfth century, an independent country
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the iron mask
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hero of alexander dumas's novel the man in the iron mask
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case-knives
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oridnary kitchen knives
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counterpane
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bedspread
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insurrection
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rebellion
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addled
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confused
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escutcheon
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the shield on which coat of arms is carved
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fess
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a band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon
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fridget
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move restlessly or uneasily
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