To Kill A Mockingbird Flashcards
Taciturn
Adj
Inclined to silence; reserved in speech
Assuage
Vt
To make milder or less severe; to relieve
Vapid
Adj
Without life or spirit
Predilection
N
A favorable opinion
Nebulous
Adj
Hazy, vague, indistinct, unclear
Entailment
N
Inheritance that is limited
Condescension
N
The act of treating someone as inferior
Auspicious
Adj
Favored by fortune
Obstreperous
Adj
Becoming unruly
Resisting control or restraint
Pestilence
N
Something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil
Edification
N
The act of uplifting morally
Ascertain
V
To find out definitely
Aberration
N
The act of departing from the usual course
Lineament
N
Distinguishing features/ distinctive characteristics
Philippic
N
A harsh speech/ verbal attack
Umbrage
N
Feeling of annoyance or displeasure
Rectitude
N
Moral rightness
Interdict
N/V
The act of forbidding by law
Prohibitory act
Palliation
V
Act of lessening or easing seriousness
Cantankerous
Adj
Ill tempered