Chapter 2

Question 1

1. condescended (verb)

kändəˈsend/

Answer 1

“Jem condescended to take me to school the first day, a job usually done by one’s parents, but Atticus had said Jem would be delighted to show me where my room was,” (pg. 15).

Dictionary meaning:

1. show feelings of superiority; be patronizing
2. do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one’s dignity or level of importance.

Question 2

2. foray (noun)

ˈfôrˌā,ˈfärˌā/

Answer 2

“Jem threw open the gate and sped to the side of the house, slapped it with his palm and ran back past us, not waiting to see if his foray was successful,” (pg. 15).

Dictionary meaning:
1. a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid.

Question 3

3. transaction (noun)

tranˈsakSH(ə)n/

Answer 3

Definition meaning:

1. an instance of buying or selling something; a business deal.
2. the action of conducting business.
3. an exchange or interaction between people.

Question 4

4. indigenous (adjective)

Answer 4

“The class murmured apprehensively, should she prove to harbor her share of the peculiarities indigenous to that region,” (pg. 16).

Definition:
1. originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Question 5

5. seceded (verb)

Answer 5

“(When Alabama seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861, Winston)” (pg.16).

Definition:
1. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Question 6

6. Catawba (noun)

Answer 6

“By the time Mrs. Cat called the drugstore for an order of chocolate malted mice the class was wriggling like a bucketful of catawba worms,” (pg. 16).

Definition:

1. a North American variety of grape.
2. a white wine made from the Catawba grape.

Question 7

7. cunning (adjective)

Answer 7

“The cats had long conversations with one another, they wore cunning little clothes and lived in a warm house beneath a kitchen stove,” (pg. 16).

Definition:
1. showing inventiveness and skill

Question 8

8. literate (adjective)

Answer 8

“Many of the workers were not literate”

Definition:
1. (of a person) able to read and write.

Question 9

9. illicitly (adjective)

Answer 9

“He was arrested for selling illicit copies of the software.”

Definition:
1. not allowed by law : unlawful or illegal

2. involving activities that are not considered morally acceptable

Question 10

10. sentimentality (noun)

Answer 10

“There are passages which verge on sentimentality.”

Definition:
1. excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.

Question 11

11. union suit (noun)

Answer 11

“Union suits are called by North Americans.”

Definition:
1. a single undergarment combining shirt and pants.

Question 12

12. Entailment (verb)

Answer 12

“After a dreary conversation in our livingroom one night about his entailment, before Mr. Cunningham left,” (pg. 20).

Definition:
1. have as a logical consequence

Question 13

13. scrip stamps (noun)

Answer 13

“…no church baskets and no scrip stamps.” (pg. 20).

Definition:
1. paper money of small denominations issued by government agencies for temporary emergency use; particularly common during the Great Depression

Question 14

14. vexations (noun)

Answer 14

“Entailment was only a part of Mr. Cunningham’s vexations,” (pg. 21).

Definition:

1. the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
2. something that causes annoyance, frustration, or worry.

Question 15

15. hilt (noun)

Answer 15

“The acres not entailed were mortgaged to the hilt, and the little cash he made went to interest,” (pg. 20).

Definition:
1. the handle of a weapon or tool, especially a sword, dagger, or knife.

Question 16

16. subsequently (adverb)

Answer 16

“If I could have explained these things to Miss Caroline, I would have saved myself some inconvenience and Miss Caroline subsequent mortification, but it was beyond my ability to explain things as well as Atticus, so I said, “You’re shamin‘ him, Miss Caroline.” (pg.21).

Definition:
1. occurring, or coming later

Question 17

17. Mortification (noun)

Answer 17

“If I could have explained these things to Miss Caroline, I would have saved myself some inconvenience and Miss Caroline subsequent mortification,” (pg. 21).

Definition:
1. strong feelings of embarrassment

Question 18

18. similax (noun)

Answer 18

“Smilax is a genus plant of about 300-350 species, found in temperate zones, tropics and subtropics worldwide.”

Definition:

1. a widely distributed climbing shrub with hooks and tendrils.
2. a climbing asparagus, the decorative foliage of which is used by florists.

Question 19

19. uninitiated (adjective)

Answer 19

“Miss Blount, a native Maycombian as yet uninitiated in the mysteries of the Decimal…” (pg. 22).

Definition:
1. without special knowledge or experience.

Question 20

2. sojourn (noun)

Answer 20

“My sojourn in the corner was a short one. Saved by the bell, Miss Caroline watched the class file out for lunch,” (pg. 22).

Definition:
1. Temporary stay