To Kill A Mockingbird Flashcards

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Taciturn

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Adj

Inclined to silence; reserved in speech

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Assuage

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Vt

To make milder or less severe; to relieve

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Vapid

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Without life or spirit

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Predilection

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A favorable opinion

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Nebulous

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Adj

Hazy, vague, indistinct, unclear

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Entailment

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Inheritance that is limited

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Condescension

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The act of treating someone as inferior

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Auspicious

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Adj

Favored by fortune

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Obstreperous

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Adj
Becoming unruly
Resisting control or restraint

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Pestilence

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N

Something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil

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Edification

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The act of uplifting morally

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Ascertain

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To find out definitely

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Aberration

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The act of departing from the usual course

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Lineament

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Distinguishing features/ distinctive characteristics

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Philippic

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A harsh speech/ verbal attack

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Umbrage

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Feeling of annoyance or displeasure

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Rectitude

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Moral rightness

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Interdict

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The act of forbidding by law
Prohibitory act

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Palliation

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Act of lessening or easing seriousness

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Cantankerous

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Adj

Ill tempered