Mockingbird Vocab Part 2

Question 0

Contentious

Answer 0

Adj- Argumentative(*negative conn.)

syn- belligerent, cantankerous, quarrelsome

Question 1

Habiliments

Answer 1

N- clothes(accessories in some instances)

Question 2

Persevere

Answer 2

V- To continue despite difficulty, persist

Question 3

Succinct

Answer 3

Adj- Briefly stated, quickly and clearly to the point

syn- concise

Question 4

Acquiscence

Answer 4

N- Acceptance, agreement, or consent( without complaint)

Ant- contest/protest

Question 5

Aggregation

Answer 5

N- A group, mass total, or collection of something

Question 6

Elucidate

Answer 6

V- To explain clearly or clarify

Question 7

Connivance

Answer 7

N- The act of secret and sneaky wrong-doing

Question 8

Litigant

Answer 8

N- A person involved in a lawsuit

Question 9

Corroborate

Answer 9

V- To confirm or make certain; validate or verify

Question 10

Glean

Answer 10

V- To gather(often slowly)
} to collect
To learn/discover

Question 11

Acrimonious

Answer 11

Adj- Harsh, bitter, nasty

Syn- caustic

Question 12

Mollify

Answer 12

V- To soothe, soften, or lessen (Think palliate and assuage)

Syn- mitigate

Question 13

Volition

Answer 13

N- The act of will, one’s own choosing

Question 14

Temerity

Answer 14

N-Boldness, rashness (*negative conn.)

syn- audacity

Question 15

Feral

Answer 15

Adj- Wild, savage, fierce (animal-like)

Question 16

Sordid

Answer 16

Adj- Morally ignoble, immoral or unclean

Question 17

Pinion

Answer 17

N- A fastener or something that binds

V- To fasten or bind

Question 18

Stolid

Answer 18

Adj- Unemotional
Syn- apathetic, stoic
Ant- zealous