To Kill A Mockingbird

Question 1

Habiliments

Answer 1

N

Clothing (accessories in some instances)

Question 2

Contentious

Answer 2

Adj
Argumentative
*Negative Conn

syn- belligerent, cantankerous, quarrelsome

Question 3

Persevere

Answer 3

V

To continue despite difficulty, persist

Question 4

Succinct

Answer 4

Adj
Briefly stated… quickly and clearly to the point

syn- concise

Question 5

Acquiescence

Answer 5

N
Acceptance, agreement, or consent (w/o complaint)

ant- contest/protest

Question 6

Aggregation

Answer 6

N

A group, mass, total, or collection of something

Question 7

Elucidate

Answer 7

V

To explain clearly or clarify

Question 8

Connivance

Answer 8

N

The act of secret and sneaky wrong-doing

Question 9

Litigant

Answer 9

N

A person involved in a lawsuit

Question 10

Corroborate

Answer 10

V

To confirm or make certain; validate or verify

Question 11

Glean

Answer 11

V
To gather (often slowly)
To learn/discover
To collect

Question 12

Acrimonious

Answer 12

Adj
Harsh, bitter, nasty

syn- caustic

Question 13

Mollify

Answer 13

V
To soothe, soften, or lessen

syn- mitigate

Question 14

Volition

Answer 14

N
The act of will
(one’s own choosing)

Question 15

Temerity

Answer 15

N
Boldness, rashness
*Negative conn

syn-audacity

Question 16

Feral

Answer 16

Adj

Wild, savage, fierce (animal-like)

Question 17

Sordid

Answer 17

Adj

Morally ignoble; immoral or unclean

Question 18

Pinion

Answer 18

N/V
A fastener or something that binds

To fasten or bind

Question 19

Stolid

Answer 19

Adj
Unemotional

syn- apathetic, stoic
ant- zealous