Mockingbird Vocabulary II Flashcards
To reap
The farmers went out reaping in the fields early this morning.
cut or gather (a crop or harvest)
aloof
After my best friend broke up with her boyfriend, she was aloof.
removed or distant either physically or emotionally
tacit
My best friend and I came to a tacit agreement once we both gave each other “that” look.
understood or implied without being stated.
pestilence
During the medieval ages, pestilence was very common.
a deadly and overwhelming disease that affects an entire community.
benevolence
Others describe my older sister as reliable and quite benevolence.
the quality of being well meaning; kindness.
morbid
We heard a morbid noise come from the basement, we decided to run out of the house.
characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
