To Kill A Mocking Bird Vocabulary Part One Flashcards
to make something (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe
Assuage
One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines
Apothecary
habitually untalkative
Taciturn
Unwise or indiscreet
imprudent
Odd, especially in an old-fashioned way
quaint
the stock of songs, plays, operas, readings, or other pieces that a player or company is prepared to perform
Repertoire
lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull
vapid
having or exhibiting ill-will; wishing to harm others; malicious
malevolent
a partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference
predilection
a cheap, used, bettered old car
flivver
cloud, misty, or hazy; lacking for or limits; vague
nebulous
anxious, or fearful about the future; uneasy; capable of understanding
apprehensive
originating and growing or living in an area or environment
indigenous
to necessitate or pressure by force
compelled
something transmitted as if by unalterable inheritance, irritations, or annoyance
entailment
the act of annoying, irritating, or vexing; a source of irritation or annoyance
vexations
Works Progress Administration- a make work government program
WPA job
to cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliate
Mortification
a temporary stay; brief period of residence
sojourn
gross immorality or injustice; wickedness
iniquities
to persist in or remain constant to a purpose, an idea, or a task in the face of obstacles or discouragement
perservere
manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful
contemptuous
quarrelsome; involving or likely to cause contention
contentious
to deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner
condescension
a very small person or thing
diminutive
inclined to make trouble; unruly
fractious
attended by favorable circumstances; propitious; marked by success
auspicious
to put down forcibly; suppress; to pacify, quiet
quell
distant, physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
aloof
an inclination to perform kind, charitable acts; a kindly act; a gift given out of generosity
benevolence
undistributed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet; satisfied; complacent
placidly
unduly curious and inquiring; inclined to investigate; eager for knowledge
inquisitive
to instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual , moral, or spiritual improvement
edification
a long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance
pilgrimage
a watch kept during normal sleeping hours; the act or period of observing; surveillance
vigil
a representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject’s distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect
caricatures
a being with both male and female qualities
morphodite
the state of being puzzeled
perplexity
a child secretly exchanged for another
changelings
something which incites a response or intentionally triggers a reaction
provocation
noisily and stubbornly defiant; aggressively boisterous
obstreperous
in a state of uneasiness, suspense, or anxiety
(on) tenterhooks
characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction
vehemently
extremely angry; furious
livid
a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, often insulting language; a tirade. Any of the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedon in the forth century BC
philippic
ill-tempered and quarrel some; disagreeable
cantankerous
