Le James Ch.2 To Kill A Mockingbird Vocabulary

Question 1

condescended

Answer 1

• to show that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people
• to do something that you usually do not do because you believe you are too important to do it

Question 2

foray

Answer 2

• to ravage in search of spoils

- to make a raid or brief invasion

Question 3

transaction

Answer 3

• a business deal : an occurrence in which goods, services, or money are passed from one person, account, etc., to another
• the act or process of doing business with another person, company, etc. : the act or process of transacting business

Question 4

apprehensively

Answer 4

-afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future

Question 5

indigenous

Answer 5

-produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment

Question 6

seceded

Answer 6

-(verb) to separate from a nation or state and become independent

Question 7

catawba

Answer 7

• a member of an American Indian people of North Carolina and South Carolina
• the language of the Catawba people

Question 8

cunning

Answer 8

-(verb) getting what is wanted in a clever and often deceptive way

Question 9

literate

Answer 9

• (verb) able to read and write

- having or showing knowledge about a particular subject

Question 10

illicitly

Answer 10

• not allowed by law : unlawful or illegal

- involving activities that are not considered morally acceptable

Question 11

sentimentality

Answer 11

-(adj) the quality of being sentimental especially in an excessive way

Question 12

union suit

Answer 12

-(noun) underwear usually for men that covers the body, legs, and arms, and that has buttons down the front

Question 13

entailment

Answer 13

-(verb) to have (something) as a part, step, or result

Question 14

scrip stamps

Answer 14

-(noun) paper money of small denominations issued by government agencies for temporary emergency use; particularly common during the Great Depression

Question 15

vexations

Answer 15

• (verb) the state of being worried or annoyed : irritation or annoyance
• something that worries or annoys you

Question 16

hilt

Answer 16

-(noun) the handle of a sword or dagger

Question 17

subsequent

Answer 17

-(verb) happening or coming after something else

Question 18

mortification

Answer 18

-(verb) the subjection and denial of bodily passions and appetites by abstinence or self-inflicted pain or discomfort

Question 19

similax

Answer 19

-(noun) a tender twining asparagus (Asparagus asparagoides) of southern Africa that has ovate bright green cladophylls which are often used in floral arrangements

Question 20

uninitiated

Answer 20

-(verb) to not cause the beginning of (something) : to start or begin (something)

Question 21

sojourn

Answer 21

-(noun) a period of time when you stay in a place as a traveler or guest