LA vocab quiz Chapter 1-3 Kill and Mocking Bird

Question 1

amiable

Answer 1

adj, when someone is friendly
People AIM to be nice

Question 2

Compromise

Answer 2

Noun, When two people come to an agreement

Question 3

contemptuous

Answer 3

adj, The feeling when someone is beneath another
The one who is beneath must not feel contempt with this

Question 4

dispensation

Answer 4

noun, being exempt from an unusual rule or requirement

Question 5

monosyllabic

Answer 5

adj, when one uses brief words to engage in a conversation

Question 6

persevere

Answer 6

verb, to continue action even when things get hard

Question 7

tranquility

Answer 7

noun, when someone is calm

Question 8

condescended

Answer 8

verb to do something in a naughty way, as thought it is of disimportance

Question 9

entailment

Answer 9

noun settle the inheritance of property over a number of generations so that ownership stays within a specific group, usually family

Question 10

indigenous

Answer 10

adj, originating from a particular place

Question 11

mortification

Answer 11

noun, when someone becomes extremely embarrassed or ashamed

Question 12

sentimentality

Answer 12

noun, when one shows tenderness or excessive sadness

Question 13

ambled

Answer 13

verb, when someone walks slow

Question 14

assauged

Answer 14

verb, make an unpleasant feeling stop/ become less intense

Question 15

dictum

Answer 15

noun, a short sentence that expresses a basic truth or principal

Question 16

foray

Answer 16

noun, a sudden attack on an enemy’s land, usually a raid to try and get stuff

Question 17

malevolent

Answer 17

adj, one who is evil to others

Question 18

piety

Answer 18

noun, someone who commits to being religious and faithful

Question 19

predilection

Answer 19

noun, liking something, usually one is baised

Question 20

taciturn

Answer 20

adj, one who speaks little/ uncommunicative