To Kill A Mocking Bird #3 Flashcards
Volition
Noun
The act or power of making a choice or decision
Tanya left the party on her own volition; not because tony was there
Haughty
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
Expunge
Verb
To get rid or, delete or erase
Were you able to expunge all the information from the old computer?
Arid
Adjective
Extremely dry- lacking interest; insufficient rainfall
Although the textbook is extremely arid, we still must read it
Glisten
Verb
To shine with a bright sparkle
The new car glistened with a deep luster and shine
Cynical
Adjective
To suspect or deny another persons sincerity/honesty
Shelia became cynical about wether or not jack had good intentions
Forthright
Adjective
Going strait to the point; free from ambiguity
Samantha was extremely forthright about her intentions and “left no stone unturned”
Fret
Verb
To worry over something( often something not important)
It’s futile to fret over issues that are out of your control
Divert/ beguile
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?
Compel
Verb
To drive with urge or force; great desire
I felt compelled to attend the dance because all my friends were attending
Recluse
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
Spurious
Adjective
No genuine; false, untrue
Although the claims were spurious, the jury did not side with the defendant
Precocious
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
Demise
Noun
Death; termination of existence(a downfall- figuratively)
The series of catastrophic events contributed to Tom’s demise( downfall)
Propensity
Noun
A natural inclination or tendency to do something( tendency!)
Al has the propensity to procrastinate when it comes time to begin his homework
Unmitigated
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
Temerity
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.
Cavalier
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
Teeming
Verb
To be filled or overflowing
Synonym- saturated
Soda is teeming with sugar and does not contain any nutritional value
Telltale
Adjective
Something that serves to disclose or an indication of something -revealing
Raising your voice is a telltale sign of someone who is lying
