Mockingbird vocab

Question 1

ensuing

Answer 1

verb
occurring afterward or as a result

Question 2

prowess

Answer 2

noun
skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

Question 3

ramshackle

Answer 3

adjective
in a state of severe disrepair

Question 4

eerily

Answer 4

adverb in a strange and frightening manner

Question 5

dismemberment

Answer 5

noun
the action of cutting off a person’s or animal’s limbs

Question 6

malignant

Answer 6

adjective (of a disease) very virulent or infectious

Question 7

waning

Answer 7

verb
(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size

Question 8

cleaved

Answer 8

verb
split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain

Question 9

vigil

Answer 9

noun
a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray

Question 10

auspicious

Answer 10

adjective favorable

Question 11

melancholy

Answer 11

adjective
a feeling of sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Question 12

tacit

Answer 12

adjective understood or implied without being stated

Question 13

cordiality

Answer 13

noun sincere affection and kindness

Question 14

benevolence

Answer 14

noun the quality of being well meaning; kindness

Question 15

morbid

Answer 15

adjective
characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease

Question 16

inquisitive

Answer 16

adjective curious or inquiring

Question 17

edification

Answer 17

noun
the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually