To Kill A mockingbird chapters 1-3 Flashcards
Apothecary
A person who prepared and sold medicine, drugs
Assuged
To make an unpleasant feeling less intense
Dictum
A formal pronouncement from an authorities source
Domiciled
Treat a specified country as a permanent home.
Impotent
Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.
Predilection
A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something
Taciturn
(of a person) Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Human chattels
Slaves (considered property)
Indigenous
Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
Sojourn
A temporary stay; a long journey
Vexations
The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
Contemptuous
Showing contempt, disrespectful
Contentious
Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
Cootie
Lice
Erratic
Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable