Mocking Bird Flashcards
Chapter 1
Assuaged
The student couldn’t ASSUAGED his guilt over skipping class
Make smth less intense (assuage a fear, concern)
Seldom
My friend always eats breakfast but SELDOM eats lunch.
not often
Stricture
The STRICTURE of the family was you need to go to Church every Sunday.
Rule
Impotent
The teacher hated how the this one student treated him but felt IMPOTENT to change the students behavior
Powerless, helpless (to change a situation)
Synonym
“Shut” is a SYNONYM of “close”
Same meaning as
Apprehensive
My friend was APPREHENSIVE about going on a airplane.
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Indigenous
I am indigenous from India, Punjab
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
Auburn
My friends hair color is Auburn.
Reddish - brown color
Crimson
My friends face became crimson and her hands and legs were shaking
Become flushed, especially through embarrassment