To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-8 Flashcards
1
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assuaged
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to relieve or make milder
2
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apothecary
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a drugstore or a pharmacy
3
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taciturn
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reluctant to join in conversation
4
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chattel
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movable article of personal property
5
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unsullied
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not soiled, untarnished
6
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dictum
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authoritative announcement
7
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strictures
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a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism
8
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dispatched
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to send off with speed
9
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ambled
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to go at a slow, easy pace
10
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detention
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to detain
11
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detachment
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to separate
12
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repertoire
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entire stock of works in an artistic field
13
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malevolent
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evil, harmful, injurious
14
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vapid
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without liveliness
15
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morbid
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gruesome
16
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nocturnal
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active at night
17
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stealthy
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secretly
18
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mutilated
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disfigured
19
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predilection
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to think favorably
20
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domiciled
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place of residence
21
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flivver
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a small old automobile
22
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intimidation
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to fill with fear
23
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nebulous
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hazy, vague
24
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transition
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to change to another subject
25
concession
a privilege
26
condescended
to put away superiority or dignity
27
foray
quick raid
28
transaction
to carry on or conduct
29
apprehensively
quick to learn
30
indigneous
natural
31
seceded
to withdraw formally
32
catawba
siouan language
33
cunning
sly, crafty
34
literate
able to read or write
35
illicitly
unlicensed, unlawful
36
sentimentality
weakly emotional
37
union suit
close-fitting undergarment
38
entailment
necessary or punishment for something
39
scrip stamps
paper money issued by government
40
vexations
cause of annoyance
41
hilt
handle of a weapon
42
subsequent
occurring later or after
43
mortification
feeling of humiliation or shame
44
smilax
delicate plant
45
uninitiated
to begin
46
sojourn
temporary stay
47
onslaught
vigorous attack
48
specualtion
process of consideration
49
dispensation
something that is dispersed or given out
50
irked
irritated
51
cordially
sincere, heartfelt
52
expounding
to explain
53
erratic
wandering
54
tranquility
peacefulness
55
retrieved
to bring back
56
sprint
to quickly run
57
iniquities
violation of right or duty
58
flinty
composed of, containing, or resembling flint
59
persevere
to persist
60
furor
outburst of enthusiasm
61
contentious
quarrelsome
62
condescension
patronizing behavior
63
contemptuous
scornful, disrespectful
64
diminutive
small, tiny
65
dispersed
scattered
66
fraught
full of, laden
67
monosyllabic
having only one syllable
68
fractious
readily angered, peevish
69
amiable
showing good-natured qualities
70
crackling bread
corn bread with fried pork skins eaten in the south
71
compromise
settlement of differences
72
disapprobation
disapproval
73
gravely
solemnly
74
aloft
high up above the ground
75
auspicious
promising fortune
76
evolved
to gradually develop
77
expended
to use up
78
fruitless
useless, unproductive
79
wrought
elaborated, embellished
80
tyranny
a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler
81
unanimous
all at once, everyone agreed
82
scuppernongs
a silvery amber-green grape grown in south
83
ethical
dealing with morals or principles of morality
84
arbitrated
to determine
85
palette
a board used by artists to hold and mix paint
86
skeetered
to spit
87
reluctantly
against will, hesitantly
88
mortifying
humiliating or shameful
89
ritual
an established procedure for religion
90
phenomena
a fact or circumstance that is observable
91
immune
to be protected form a disease or sickness
92
parceled
small package, bundle
93
gothic
middle ages, medieval
94
melancholy
gloomy state of mind
95
evasion
act of escaping something or avoiding
96
quelling
to suppress, to end
97
tacit
implied, understood without saying anything
98
magisterial
pertaining to, benefiting a master
99
benevolence
desire to do good to others
100
communion
act of receiving the Eucharist
101
incomprehensible
impossible to understand or comprehend
102
inquisitive
asking questions
103
asinine
foolish, unintelligent
104
edification
benefit morally or spiritually
105
quibbling
use of irrelevant language to avoid a point at issue
106
kudzu
plant with starchy roots, used for fiber and food, prevents soil erosion
107
prowess
exceptional valor, bravery, or skill
108
ramshackle
loosely made or held together
109
eerily
affected with superstitious fear
110
dismemberment
to deprive of limbs
111
malignant
to cause harm suffering, or distress deliberatly
112
lattice
a window, gate, or construction of that sort
113
pilgrimage
a long journey as an act of religious devotion
114
desolate
barren or laid waste, devestated
115
delete
to get rid of
116
honed
an abrasive stone used to sharpen objects
117
ascertaining
to find out definitely
118
cleaved
to adhere closely
119
rendered
to cause to be or become, make
120
meditative
contemplative
121
unfathomable
not able to comprehend completely
122
Rosetta Stone
a stone slab with Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics written on it
123
aberrations
act of departing from the usual course
124
touchous
(ask tutor for answer)
125
Appomattox
a town in central Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant
126
meteorological
pertaining to meteorology
127
torso
trunk of the human body
128
perpetrated
to do or commit
129
libel
anything that misrepresents
130
caricatures
a picture or description that exaggerates features etc.
131
hermaphrodite
an organism where reproductive organs of both male and female exist
132
morphodite
an organism where reproductive organs of both male and female exist
133
direst
causing or indicating fear, suffering
134
shambles
slaughterhouse/ place of destruction
135
perplexity
confusion
