To Kill A Mockingbird Part One Vocabulary Flashcards
Silent
TACITURN
Their sister Alexandra married a TACITURN man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock by the river wondering if his trot lines were full.
Uninteresting
VAPID
By the end of August our repertoire was VAPID from endless reproductions….
Preference
PREDILECTION
The Radley’s, welcome anywhere in town, kept to themselves, a PREDILECTION unforgivable in Maycomb.
Hazy, distinct
NEBULOUS
boo’s transition from the basement to back home was NEBULOUS in Jem’s memory.
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ENTAILMENT
Treat others as inferior
CONDESCENSION
The boys CONDESCENSION flashed to anger. “You try make me Missus.”
Favorable
AUSPICIOUS
The remainder of my school days were no more AUSPICIOUS than the first. (conducive to success)
A grape
SCUPPERNONG
Epidemic disease
PESTILENCE
Miss Moddys face like and such an occurrence into an old testament PESTILENCE.
A process of instruction or improvement
EDIFICATION
Atticus said he would not put his life history on display for the EDIFICATION of the neighborhood.
To find out for sure
ASCERTAIN
Carrying his grandfathers watch became a burden to Jen and he no longer felt the necessity of ascertaining the hour every five minutes.
Different from normal
ABERRATION
Jen and I were burdened with the guilt of contributing to the ABERRATIONS of nature causing our neighbors unhappiness and discomfort to ourselves
Characteristic feature
LINEAMENT
A flip of the coin reviewed the uncompromising LINEAMENTS of and Alexandra and Francis.
Harsh statements
PHILIPPIC
We were followed up the sidewalk by a PHILIPPIC on our families moral degeneration, the major premise of which was that half the Finches were in an asylum anyway.
Offense or displeasure
UMBRAGE
I wasn’t sure what Jem resented most, but I took UMBRAGE at Mrs. Dubose’s assessment of the family’s mental hygiene.
Righteousness
RECTITUDE
Explain
ELUCIDATE
We ask Miss Maudie to ELUCIDATE: she said to Miss Stephanie seem to know so much about the case you might as will be called on to testify
Consent to wrongdoing
CONNIVANCE
When asked on what grounds the case should be thrown out the judge said “Champertous connivance on the part of the litigants.”
Person involved in a lawsuit
LITIGANT
Confirm
CORROBORATE
The police were able to CORROBORATE the witness’ statements with the evidence.
To pick through
GLEAN
The Ewells gave the dump a thorough GLEANING every day
and the yard look like a mess with all the things they brought back.
Harsh, biting
ACRIMONIOUS
The debate became ACRIMONIOUS as people argued with each other.
To soothe
MOLLIFY
One’s own choosing
VOLITION
He seemed to be a respectable Negro, and A respectable Negro would never go up into somebody’s yard of his own VOLITION.
Timidity
TEMERITY
A quiet respectable humble Negro who had the unmitigated TEMERITY to feel sorry for “a white woman” has had to put his word against two white peoples.
Savage, fierce
FERAL
Jem made a FERAL noise in his throat. He was mad.
Ignoble or dirty
SORDID
“I guess it’s to protect our frail ladies from SORDID cases like Tom’s,” said Atticus.
Bound fast
PINION
He tried to catch my arms, but they were tightly PINIONED and I couldn’t move.
Unemotional
STOLID
“Doesn’t make it right” said Jem STOLIDLY. He beat his fist softly on his knee “you just can’t convict a man on evidence like that-you can’t.”
Official restraint
INTERDICT
What Jem did was something I’d do as a matter of course had I not been under Atticus is INTERDICT, which I assumed included not fighting horrible old ladies.
To lessen seriousness
PALLIATION
She was less than a satisfactory source of PALLIATION, but she did give Jem a hot biscuit and butter to calm him.
Quarrelsome
CANTANKEROUS
She was CANTANKEROUS and disapproved heartily of my doings.
Clothes
HABILAMENTS
Argumentative
CONTENTIOUS
“Ain’t got no mother,” was the answer, “and their paws right contentious.”
Continue in spite of
PERSEVERE
Apparently she had revived enough to PERSEVERE in her profession. “It’s alive’” she screamed.
Briefly stated
SUCCINCT
“Call him off,” was the SUCCINCT answer.
Acceptance
ACQUIESENCE
Group
AGGREGATION
“Entailments are bad,” I was advising him, when I slowly awoke to the fact that I was addressing the entire AGGREGATION. The men were all looking at me as I spoke.
Hinder, burden
ENCUMBER
Dill and I fell into step behind Atticus and Jem. Dylan was ENCUMBERED by the chair and his pace was slower.
Relieve
ASSUAGE
Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were ASSUAGE when his leg healed.
