To Kill A Mockingbird 7-11 Flashcards
Auspicious
Adjective
Conducive to success; favorable: “an auspicious moment to hold an election”.
Giving or being a sign of future success.
Aberrations
Noun
A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
A person whose beliefs or behavior are unusual or unacceptable.
Delete
Verb
Remove or obliterate (text), esp. by drawing a line through it or marking it with a delete sign: “the passage was deleted”.
Foliage
Noun
Plant leaves, collectively: “healthy green foliage”.
Jubilantly
happily: in a joyous manner; “they shouted happily”.
Philippic
Noun
A bitter attack or denunciation, esp. a verbal one.
Articulate
Adjective
(of a person or a person’s words) Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
Remorseful
Filled with remorse
Invective
Noun
Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
Obstreperous
Adjective
Noisy and difficult to control: “the boy is cocky and obstreperous”.
Ingenuous
Adjective
(of a person or action) Innocent and unsuspecting.
Palliation
easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause.
Perpetrated
Verb
Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).