CHAPTER 29 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from CHAPTER 29

suspicioned (verb)

Suspected or had suspicions about something. A dialectal past tense of "suspicion" used as a verb.

blethers (verb)

Talks foolishly or at length about nothing; chatters.

complices (noun)

Accomplices; people who help in committing a crime or wrongdoing. A dialectal shortening.

disposition (noun)

An inclination or tendency to act in a particular way; a willingness.

chuckleheads (noun)

Stupid or blockheaded people; fools.

ingenious (adjective)

Cleverly inventive or resourceful; showing originality.

candid (adjective)

Truthful and straightforward; frank and open.

affront (verb)

To confront or bring face to face; here used in its older sense of confrontation rather than insult.

squshed (verb)

Collapsed or crumpled under pressure; a dialectal variant of "squashed."

tatooed (verb)

Marked with a permanent design made by inserting ink under the skin. Twain's spelling of "tattooed."

bilin' (noun)

The whole lot or group of them; dialectal form of "boiling," meaning a crowd or batch.

dangersome (adjective)

Dangerous; full of danger. A dialectal or folksy form.

fagged (adjective)

Extremely tired or exhausted.

sluice (noun)

A rushing flow or outpouring, as of water through a gate; here describing a torrent of light.

sand (noun)

Courage, grit, or determination. A colloquial term for bravery.