<p> Vocabulary List #8 – AL Quiz on Friday, December 6, 2013</p><p>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chapters 1-15) dismal adj. gloomy; depressing notion n. theory; belief raspy adj. harsh; grating seedy adj. shabby; run-down skiff n. small boat; flat-bottomed rowboat thrash v. to strike; to beat victuals n. food wallow v. to roll around speculate v. to reflect deeply on a subject meddle v. to interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one’s concern</p><p>You are responsible for: - a working language definition - correct spelling - using the word correctly in a sentence - knowing the part of speech (remember, we are using the academic context) - identify two synonyms for the word</p>