Mockingbird Ch. 1, 2, 3 Flashcards
ch.1 # 1
assuaged
verb[uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]
Her wild despair seems to be assuaged by the thought that her son died gloriously.
- to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate:to assuage one’s grief; to assuage one’s pain.
- to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve:to assuage one’s hunger.
- to soothe, calm, or mollify:to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
ch. 1 # 2
apothecary
noun[uh-poth-uh-ker-ee]
This is better than the herb itself, and can be obtained from any apothecary.1.a druggist; a pharmacist.2.a pharmacy or drugstore.3.(especially in England and Ireland) a druggist licensed to prescribe medicine.
ch.1 #3
taciturn
adjective[tas-i-turn]
Little by little, one word at a time, he gained from the taciturn negro an idea of what had taken place while he slept.
- inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.
ch. 1 #4
chattel
noun[chat-l]
All this while he had been led about as a creature without a will, a chattel, an instrument.
- Law. a movable article of personal property.
- any article of tangible property other than land, buildings, and other things annexed to land.
- a slave.
ch.1 #5
unsullied
adjective[uhn-suhl-eed]
So the boy and girl grew up as unsullied as Hindus ever are.
- not soiled, untarnished:an unsullied public persona.
- virginal; pure:
ch.1 #6
dictum
noun[dik-tuh m]
Because Sanford is not the only politician to disprove Scott Fitzgerald’s dictum.
- an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.
- a saying; maxim.
ch.1 #7
strictures
noun[strik-cher]
In chronic cases death occurs from stricture of the œsophagus causing starvation.1.a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism:The reviewer made several strictures upon the author’s style.2.an abnormal contraction of any passage or duct of the body.3.Phonetics. a constriction of airflow in the vocal tract in the production of speech.4.a restriction.5.Archaic. the act of enclosing or binding tightly.6.Obsolete, strictness.
ch.1 #9
ambled
verb;noun[am-buh l]
Then, with an effort, he struggled out of bed and ambled into the bathroom.verb1.to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter:He ambled around the town.2.(of a horse) to go at a slow pace with the legs moving in lateral pairs and usually having a four-beat rhythm.noun3.an ambling gait.4.a slow, easy walk or gentle pace.5.a stroll.
ch.1 #10
detention
noun; adjective[dih-ten-shuh n]
He was taken back to the cell upstairs, where his time in detention would span 20 days.noun
1.the act of detaining.
2.the state of being detained.
3.maintenance of a person in custody or confinement, especially while awaiting a court decision.
4.the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another.
adjective
5.of or relating to detention or used to detain :the detention room of a police station.
ch.1 #11
dispatched
verb; noun[dih-spach]
Six Ottoman ships of the line were dispatched to crush rebels and many more civilians.verb
- to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- to dismiss (a person), as after an audience.
- to put to death; kill:The spy was promptly dispatched.4.to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily.
- Archaic. to hasten; be quick.noun
- the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc., to a destination.
- the act of putting to death; killing; execution.
- prompt or speedy transaction, as of business.
- expeditious performance; promptness or speed:Proceed with all possible dispatch.
- Commerce.a method of effecting a speedy delivery of goods, money, etc.a conveyance or organization for the expeditious transmission of goods, money, etc.
- a written message sent with speed.
- an official communication sent by special messenger.
ch.1 #12
detachment
noun[dih-tach-muh nt]
The detachment started up the path at a run, eager for the hunt.
noun
1.the act of detaching.
2.the condition of being detached.3.aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others.4.freedom from prejudice or partiality.5.the act of sending out a detached force of troops or naval ships.6.the body of troops or ships so detached.
ch.1 #13
repertoire
noun[rep-er-twahr, -twawr, rep-uh-]
The repertoire of his band may be justly said to embrace the whole gamut of the classic and classic-romantic schools.
- the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like, is prepared to perform.
- the entire stock of works existing in a particular artistic field:A new play has been added to the theatrical repertoire.
- the entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation:a magician’s repertoire.
ch.1 #14
malevolent
adjective[muh-lev-uh-luh nt]
In the absence of facts, it is always easy to jump to conclusions; to find bread crumbs and assign a malevolent purpose.
- wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious:His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- evil; harmful; injurious:a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others.
- Astrology. evil or malign in influence.
ch.1 #15
vapid
adjective[vap-id]
Grand language wrapped around a thin message produces only vapid blather.1.lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:vapid tea.2.without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious:a vapid party; vapid conversation.
ch.1 #16
morbid
adjective[mawr-bid]
Daylight, good sense, common affection did but need to breathe into this morbid house, and all might yet be right.suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; 1.unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.:a morbid interest in death.2.affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease.3.pertaining to diseased parts:morbid anatomy.4.gruesome; grisly.
ch.1 #17
nocturnal
adjective; noun[nok-tur-nl]
As the sun was setting, we made our way back, along a highway furrowed by hippos during their nocturnal forages.adjective1.of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal ).2.done, occurring, or coming at night:nocturnal visit.3.active at night (opposed to diurnal ):nocturnal animals.4.opening by night and closing by day, as certain flowers (opposed to diurnal ).noun5.Archaic. an astrolabe for telling time at night or for determining latitude by the position of certain stars in reference to Polaris.
ch.1 #18
stealthy
adjective[stel-thee]
The girl looked up for a second with another of her fleeting, stealthy glances.1.done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive:stealthy footsteps.
ch.1 #19
mutilated
verb[myoot-l-eyt]
The men who have me swear to mutilate and finally kill me unless you come to terms immediately.1.to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts:Vandals mutilated the painting.2.to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part.
ch.1 #20
predilection
noun[pred-l-ek-shuh n, preed-]
Still more probably, one architect may have had a predilection for timber, while another may have preferred clay vaults.1.a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference:
ch.1 #21
domiciled
noun; verb[dom-uh-sahyl, -suh l, doh-muh-]
Once domiciled here, she is helpless in my hands, for I can either gain her inner secrets, or boldly checkmate her.noun1.a place of residence; abode; house or home.2.Law. a permanent legal residence.verb3.to establish in a domicile.
ch.1 #22
flivver
noun[fliv-er]
Cars of a million types, from flivver to trolley, seemed to be whizzing directly at him from every direction at once.1.Older Slang. an automobile, especially one that is small, inexpensive, and old.2.Slang. something of unsatisfactory quality or inferior grade.
ch.1 #23
intimidation
verb[in-tim-i-deyt]
The exercise of either spiritual or temporal power for purposes of intimidation or wrongful coercion was to him hateful.1.to make timid; fill with fear.2.to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc.3.to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear:to intimidate a voter into staying away from the polls.
ch.1 #24
nebulous
adjective[neb-yuh-luh s]
Once we directly intervene in defense of one nebulous faction, we will deeply alienate another.1.hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused:a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.2.cloudy or cloudlike.3.of or resembling a nebula or nebulae in deep space; nebular.
ch.1 #25
transition
noun; verb [tran-zish-uh n, -sish-]
He immediately launched transition New Orleans to bring together the best and the brightest for his administration.noun1.movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change:the transition from adolescence to adulthood.2.Music.a passing from one key to another; modulation.a brief modulation; a modulation used in passing.a sudden, unprepared modulation.3.a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like.verb 4.to make a transition:He had difficulty transitioning from enlisted man to officer.
ch.1 #26
concession
noun[kuh n-sesh-uh n]
The reporters involved said it was a concession to the pressure of the public campaign.1.the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument:He made no concession to caution.2.the thing or point yielded:Management offered a shorter workweek as a concession.3.something conceded by a government or a controlling authority, as a grant of land, a privilege, or a franchise.4.a space or privilege within certain premises for a subsidiary business or service:the refreshment concession at a movie theater.5.Canadian. any of the usually sixteen divisions of a township, each division being 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km) in area and containing thirty-two 200-acre lots.
CONDESCENDED Ch. 2 #1
part of speech(VERB)
phonetic spelling(kŏn′dĭ-sĕnd)
Dictionary meaning:1. To do something that one regards as beneath one’s social rank or dignity; lower oneself. 2. To behave in a patronizing or superior manner toward someone: Viewed as a popularizer more than a scholar, he was condescended to by his academic colleagues.
FORAY Ch.2 #2part of speech(NOUN)phonetic spelling(fôr ā′, fŏ rā′)
Dictionary meaning:1. A sudden raid or military advance.2. A venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one’s usual area: an actor’s foray into politics.
TRANSACTION Ch.2 #3part of speech(NOUN)phonetic spelling(trăn-săk shən, -zăk -)
Dictionary meaning:1. The act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.2. Something transacted, especially a business agreement or exchange.3. Communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved; personal interaction: “a rich sense of the transaction between writer and reader” (William Zinsser).4. transactions A record of business conducted at a meeting; proceedings.
APPREHENSIVELY Ch.2 #4part of speech(ADJECTIVE)phonetic spelling (ăp′rĭ-hĕn sĭv)
Dictionary meaning:1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy: was apprehensive before the surgery.2. Archaic Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
