Huck Finn vocabulary

Match the following

• a person who lies, cheats or swindles; a criminal.

• isle

• an island, especially a small one.

• feud

• developed or well organized socially; educated or culturally refined.

• cuss

• to use profanity; curse.

• crook

• a bitter, long-term argument or hostility.

• civilized

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

raft

• a flat platform that floats .

• A type of stick

• A type of vehicle

• A type of shelter

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

respectfully

• considered by society to be decent and worthy of respect.

• an urgent request or plea

• extra time, space or materials to work with, or a bit of freedom

• to use profanity; curse.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Match the following

• a flat platform that floats on water.

• respectfully

• a bitter, long-term argument or hostility.

• robbery

• considered by society to be decent and worthy of respect.

• raft

• an island, especially a small one.

• isle

• the act of stealing.

• feud

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Match the following

• to have a strong and earnest desire.

• knack

• a clever skill, or a special way of doing something

• blunder

• all-knowing and all-seeing

• yearn

• a careless mistake

• omniscient

• a woman whose spouse has died and who has not married again.

• widow

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the following

• an urgent request or plea

• leeway

• deep, painful regret

• appeal

• extremely dry

• remorse

• extra time, space or materials to work with, or a bit of freedom

• arid

• dense, solid or packed together

• compact

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the following

• necessary to life.

• vital

• friendly and warm

• mere

• not more than; only

• eligible

• making good use of available time or resources

• cordial

• qualified to do or receive something

• efficient

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Match the following

• something added to complete a thing

• innovation

• to add more strength to something

• stationary

• something new and different

• prosper

• to be successful and fortunate

• reinforce

• standing still; not moving.

• supplement

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the following

• to carry or move from one place to another.

• transport

• to congratulate or praise

• commend

• to fall straight down

• soothe

• to begin or start up

• originate

• to calm or comfort (someone); to ease or relieve pain.

• plummet

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

accommodate

• to hold comfortably without crowding

• to make rooms available

• to hold a commode

• to hide or deceive

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4