Chapter 3 To Kill Mocking Bird Flashcards

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Speculation

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Te act of formulating an opinion or theory without fully researching or investigating

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Dispensation

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Special permission to not have to follow a rule or to not be bound by a particular code of behavior

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Irked

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Annoyed

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Cordially

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Something done in a heartfelt or warm manner

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Expounding

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The act by which something is explained further or in more detail

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Erratic

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Something that is not consistent or is lacking in a fixed course

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Tranquility

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A state of peace or calm

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Retrieved

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To find or bring back or retire, whether physically or mentally

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Sprint

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Don’t quickly or run a short race at full speed

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Iniquities

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A sin or wrong doing

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11
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Flinty

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Made of or containing flint

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Persevere

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To stick with something, even if it becomes difficult

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13
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Furor

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A frenzy or an outrage

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14
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Contentious

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Someone who is argumentative or a situation where there is discord

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Condescension

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To an attitude of superiority or looking down on others

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Contemptuous

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Someone who is full of hatred for someone or something

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Diminutive

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Small or tiny

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Dispersed

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To cause to vanish or to break up and spread in many directions

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Fraught

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Is filled with

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Monosyllabic

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A word with only one syllable or a person who uses short, abrupt words in a conversation

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Fractious

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Someone who is bad tempered, or someone or something this is difficult to control

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Amiable

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A person, place, or thing that is like able it a person who is kind and good-natured

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Compromise

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When two sides give up some demand to meet somewhere in the middle

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Gravely

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Something done seriously or somberly, or something that is very serious and bad

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Aloft

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Something that is elevated

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Auspicious

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A situation that is positive or indicative of good things to come or is someone who is lucky

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Onslaught

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A violent attack or a situation where you are suddenly bombarded with ally of things or people at once