To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-8 Flashcards
assuaged
to relieve or make milder
apothecary
a drugstore or a pharmacy
taciturn
reluctant to join in conversation
chattel
movable article of personal property
unsullied
not soiled, untarnished
dictum
authoritative announcement
strictures
a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism
dispatched
to send off with speed
ambled
to go at a slow, easy pace
detention
to detain
detachment
to separate
repertoire
entire stock of works in an artistic field
malevolent
evil, harmful, injurious
vapid
without liveliness
morbid
gruesome
nocturnal
active at night
stealthy
secretly
mutilated
disfigured
predilection
to think favorably
domiciled
place of residence
flivver
a small old automobile
intimidation
to fill with fear
nebulous
hazy, vague
transition
to change to another subject
concession
a privilege
condescended
to put away superiority or dignity
foray
quick raid
transaction
to carry on or conduct
apprehensively
quick to learn
indigneous
natural
seceded
to withdraw formally
catawba
siouan language
cunning
sly, crafty
literate
able to read or write
illicitly
unlicensed, unlawful
sentimentality
weakly emotional
union suit
close-fitting undergarment
entailment
necessary or punishment for something
scrip stamps
paper money issued by government
vexations
cause of annoyance
hilt
handle of a weapon
subsequent
occurring later or after
mortification
feeling of humiliation or shame
smilax
delicate plant
uninitiated
to begin
sojourn
temporary stay
onslaught
vigorous attack
specualtion
process of consideration
dispensation
something that is dispersed or given out
irked
irritated
cordially
sincere, heartfelt
expounding
to explain
erratic
wandering
tranquility
peacefulness
retrieved
to bring back
sprint
to quickly run
iniquities
violation of right or duty
flinty
composed of, containing, or resembling flint
persevere
to persist
furor
outburst of enthusiasm
contentious
quarrelsome
condescension
patronizing behavior
contemptuous
scornful, disrespectful
diminutive
small, tiny
dispersed
scattered
fraught
full of, laden
monosyllabic
having only one syllable
fractious
readily angered, peevish
amiable
showing good-natured qualities
crackling bread
corn bread with fried pork skins eaten in the south
compromise
settlement of differences
disapprobation
disapproval
gravely
solemnly
aloft
high up above the ground
auspicious
promising fortune
evolved
to gradually develop
expended
to use up
fruitless
useless, unproductive
wrought
elaborated, embellished
tyranny
a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler
unanimous
all at once, everyone agreed
scuppernongs
a silvery amber-green grape grown in south
ethical
dealing with morals or principles of morality
arbitrated
to determine
palette
a board used by artists to hold and mix paint
skeetered
to spit
reluctantly
against will, hesitantly
mortifying
humiliating or shameful
ritual
an established procedure for religion
phenomena
a fact or circumstance that is observable
immune
to be protected form a disease or sickness
parceled
small package, bundle
gothic
middle ages, medieval
melancholy
gloomy state of mind
evasion
act of escaping something or avoiding
quelling
to suppress, to end
tacit
implied, understood without saying anything
magisterial
pertaining to, benefiting a master
benevolence
desire to do good to others
communion
act of receiving the Eucharist
incomprehensible
impossible to understand or comprehend
inquisitive
asking questions
asinine
foolish, unintelligent
edification
benefit morally or spiritually
quibbling
use of irrelevant language to avoid a point at issue
kudzu
plant with starchy roots, used for fiber and food, prevents soil erosion
prowess
exceptional valor, bravery, or skill
ramshackle
loosely made or held together
eerily
affected with superstitious fear
dismemberment
to deprive of limbs
malignant
to cause harm suffering, or distress deliberatly
lattice
a window, gate, or construction of that sort
pilgrimage
a long journey as an act of religious devotion
desolate
barren or laid waste, devestated
delete
to get rid of
honed
an abrasive stone used to sharpen objects
ascertaining
to find out definitely
cleaved
to adhere closely
rendered
to cause to be or become, make
meditative
contemplative
unfathomable
not able to comprehend completely
Rosetta Stone
a stone slab with Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics written on it
aberrations
act of departing from the usual course
touchous
(ask tutor for answer)
Appomattox
a town in central Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant
meteorological
pertaining to meteorology
torso
trunk of the human body
perpetrated
to do or commit
libel
anything that misrepresents
caricatures
a picture or description that exaggerates features etc.
hermaphrodite
an organism where reproductive organs of both male and female exist
morphodite
an organism where reproductive organs of both male and female exist
direst
causing or indicating fear, suffering
shambles
slaughterhouse/ place of destruction
perplexity
confusion
