kill a mockingbird Flashcards
Piety
N. the state of being pious
Dutifulness in religion
Due to his natural instinct of piety, he is inclined to go to synagogue and pray everyday.
Assuaged
V. Lessened the intensity
Pacify
I had to assuage my friend by pinning him down, because someone insulted his mother and he was irate.
Liberal
Adj. marked by generosity
Not strict
My mothers rules on the movies I see are liberal, so I can see R and quadruple X rated movies.
Taciturn
Adj. Grumpy
Disinclined to talk
The old man was taciturn when I woke him from deep sleep to know what the time was, because he was exhausted and had only rested for thirty minutes.
Impotent
Adj. lacking in vigor
Weak
You can tell that I am impotent, because during gym class I can’t manage to do one push-up, nor do I try.
Imprudent
Adj. not wise
Lacking discretion
It was imprudent for George Bush Jr. to launch the war on terror because the repercussions were deadly.
Epic
Adj. awesome
N. a heroic story
The epic epic about Hercules and Greek heroes, was what I read for my history report.
Teem
V. Give birth
Bring forth
The stream, which was teeming with salmon, provided bears with e ought food for a year.
Eccentric
Adj. weird
Deviating from a usual pattern
Tw eccentric millionaire decided to invest all of his money in a time machine, even thought the scientists he hired were in kindergarten.
Vapid
Adj. lacking liveliness
Dull
The mean villain force the beautiful princes to stare at lapises which rapidly became vapid after a few house, because staing gemstones is not particularly interesting.
Malevolent
Adj. having intense ill will
Having deep seated hatred
When I hard the sad story of the eight year old boy in the Boston marathon, who was killed by the bombs, I felt malevolence toward the men who committed such a heinous crime.
Morbid
Adj. disgustingly sad
Relating to disease
The idea of having open caskets at funerals is morbid to me, because it is sad and gross to see a dead body.
Nocturnal
Adj. sleeps during the day and is awake at night
Occurring at night
An opossum is nocturnal because he sleeps all day and them he uses his night vision to hunt when it’s dark.
Predilection
N. habit
An established preference to do something
The stupid boy’s predilection to always lie backfired on him when he told his teacher that his dog ate his homework, but the teacher was the boy’s mother so she knew that he didn’t have a dog.
Domicile
Adj. place of residence
Where you are legally registered to be living
My domicile is on Five Thirty Heath Road, Merion Station, PA, where my bedroom is on the second floor.