To Kill A Mocking Bird #3

Question 0

Volition

Answer 0

Noun

The act or power of making a choice or decision

Tanya left the party on her own volition; not because tony was there

Question 1

Haughty

Answer 1

Adjective

Proud in a boastful, arrogant and pompous way -stuck up

The waiter in the French restaurant responded with a tone of haughty disdain when asked why there weren’t French fries on the menu

Question 2

Expunge

Answer 2

Verb

To get rid or, delete or erase

Were you able to expunge all the information from the old computer?

Question 3

Arid

Answer 3

Adjective

Extremely dry- lacking interest; insufficient rainfall

Although the textbook is extremely arid, we still must read it

Question 4

Glisten

Answer 4

Verb

To shine with a bright sparkle

The new car glistened with a deep luster and shine

Question 5

Cynical

Answer 5

Adjective

To suspect or deny another persons sincerity/honesty

Shelia became cynical about wether or not jack had good intentions

Question 6

Forthright

Answer 6

Adjective

Going strait to the point; free from ambiguity

Samantha was extremely forthright about her intentions and “left no stone unturned”

Question 7

Fret

Answer 7

Verb

To worry over something( often something not important)

It’s futile to fret over issues that are out of your control

Question 8

Divert/ beguile

Answer 8

Verb

To distract or turn from a course or purpose; often to trick or persuade one in a convert way

Were you about to divert/deguile her attention away from the surprise?

Question 9

Compel

Answer 9

Verb

To drive with urge or force; great desire

I felt compelled to attend the dance because all my friends were attending

Question 10

Recluse

Answer 10

Noun

A person who leads a secluded or solitary life( keeps to them selves)

Boo Radley is seen as one of the most famous recluses in American literature

Question 11

Spurious

Answer 11

Adjective

No genuine; false, untrue

Although the claims were spurious, the jury did not side with the defendant

Question 12

Precocious

Answer 12

Adjective

Overly mature in an annoying way( always a kid)

Dill is seen as a very precocious character since he acts much older than his natural age

Question 13

Demise

Answer 13

Noun

Death; termination of existence(a downfall- figuratively)

The series of catastrophic events contributed to Tom’s demise( downfall)

Question 14

Propensity

Answer 14

Noun

A natural inclination or tendency to do something( tendency!)

Al has the propensity to procrastinate when it comes time to begin his homework

Question 15

Unmitigated

Answer 15

Adjective

Complete and total, absolute (absolute… Failure, success, Anything …)

It was quite conspicuous to see that Mama’s attempts to unite her family ended in unmitigated success

Question 16

Temerity

Answer 16

Noun

Boldness, lack of concern for rules, rash or presumptuous-daring
Synonyms-nerve, gall, audacity

It was vexing to see how much temerity the town showed when it came to defending an innocent man.

Question 17

Cavalier

Answer 17

Adjective

Having or showing no concern for something that is important or serious

Atticus gleaned information about how the town took a cavalier attitude toward treating everyone with equality

Question 18

Teeming

Answer 18

Verb

To be filled or overflowing
Synonym- saturated

Soda is teeming with sugar and does not contain any nutritional value

Question 19

Telltale

Answer 19

Adjective

Something that serves to disclose or an indication of something -revealing

Raising your voice is a telltale sign of someone who is lying