To Kill A mockingbird chapters 1-3 Flashcards

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Apothecary

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A person who prepared and sold medicine, drugs

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2
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Assuged

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To make an unpleasant feeling less intense

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3
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Dictum

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A formal pronouncement from an authorities source

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4
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Domiciled

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Treat a specified country as a permanent home.

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5
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Impotent

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Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.

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Predilection

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

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Taciturn

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(of a person) Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

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8
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Human chattels

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Slaves (considered property)

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9
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Indigenous

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Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

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10
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Sojourn

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A temporary stay; a long journey

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11
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Vexations

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The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

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12
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Contemptuous

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Showing contempt, disrespectful

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13
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Contentious

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Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

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14
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Cootie

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Lice

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15
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Erratic

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Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable

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16
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Haint

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A ghost