to kill a mockingbird chapter 1 Flashcards

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assuaged

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to make better lessons

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apothecary

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the store in which medications are sold

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taciturn

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someone who doesn’t say much

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chattel

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refers to all personal property (things you own other than real estate)

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unsullied

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free from dirt, stain, or impurities.

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dictum

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a formal pronouncement from an authoritative

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strictures

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a restriction on a person or activity

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dispatched

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send off to a destination or for a purpose

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detachment

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the state of being objective or aloof

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repertoire

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to stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or performer knows or is prepared to perform

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malevolent

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having or showing a wish to do evil to others

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vapid

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offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

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morbid

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characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subject, especially death and disease

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nocturnal

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done, occurring, or active at night

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stealthy

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behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard

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mutilated

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inflict violent and disfiguring injury on

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prediection

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a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

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domiciled

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treat a specified country as a permanent home

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flivver

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a cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition

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intimidation

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the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated

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nebulous

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in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy

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transition

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the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another

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concession

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a thing is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded