Gotwalt - To Kill a Mockingbird Test 1

Question 1

Aloof

Answer 1

apart; reserved;

at a distance, especially in feelings or interest in something; apart

Question 2

Apprehension

Answer 2

fear
anticipation of something bad happening
the act of understanding something
acceptance of information without judgement

Question 3

Assuage

Answer 3

ease or lessen (pain); satisfy hunger); soothe (anger)
to make mild or less severe; relive; ease; mitigate
to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve
to soothe, calm, or mollify

Question 4

Contentious

Answer 4

quarrelsome;
tending to arguing or strife; quarrelsome

characterized by argument or controversy

Question 5

Diligence

Answer 5

steadiness of effort; persistent hard work;

constant and earnest effort to accomplish something

Question 6

Elucidate

Answer 6

explain; enlighten

to make clear; throw light upon; explain

Question 7

Elusive

Answer 7

evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

1. eluding clear perception to complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

Question 8

Fanaticism

Answer 8

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to believe or cause;

being fanatical in spirit or conduct; extreme behavior

Question 9

Gravity

Answer 9

seriousness; serious or critical nature

serious of dignified behavior

the force of attraction that causes things to fall toward the center of earth

heaviness of weight

Question 10

Hypocritical

Answer 10

pretending to be virtuous
pretense of having beliefs or principles that you don’t actually have
ex. Pretending to be a nice person and then doing mean things when people aren’t watching

Question 11

Illicit

Answer 11

illegal;
not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful
disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons ex. It wasn’t against the law to lie to his parents, but it was illicit.

Question 12

Induce

Answer 12

persuade; bring about;
to lead or move by persuasion; to get someone to do something by persuading them

to bring about, produce, or cause

Question 13

Mollify

Answer 13

soothe
To soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease
to mitigate or reduce; soften

Question 14

Ominous

Answer 14

threatening;
portending evil or harm, foreboding; threatening
indicating the nature of a future event, for good or evil; having an omen

Question 15

Profound

Answer 15

deep; not superficial; complete
Deep thinking regarding subjects or knowledge, a deep understanding
originating in or penetrating to the depths of one’s being
being or going far beneath the external or obvious

Question 16

Quell

Answer 16

extinguish; put down; quiet;
to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

To vanquish, subdue

To quiet or allay;
ex. The child’s mom read him a bedtime story to quell his fears about monsters under the bed.

Question 17

Scrutinize

Answer 17

examine closely and critically;

to examine something in great detail or with careful or critical attention

Question 18

Sluggish

Answer 18

slow; lazy; lethargic;
not quick to take action; lacking in energy; lazy
slow to act or respond

Question 19

Terse

Answer 19

concise; abrupt; pithy
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as a language

abruptly concise; curt; abrupt

Question 20

Tranquility

Answer 20

calmness; peace;

calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity