To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 1 Flashcards by Emily Norek | Brainscape

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taciturn

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silent

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denotation

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actual definition

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Connotations

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how word is understood

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vapid

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uninteresting

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predilection

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preference

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nebulous

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hazy and indistinct

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entailment

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property limited to certain heirs

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condescension

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treat others as inferior

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auspicious

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favorable

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scuppernong

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grapes

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pestilence

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epidemic disease

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edification

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instruction or improvement

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ascertain

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to find out for sure or be certain

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aberration

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different from normal

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lineament

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characteristic feature

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philippic

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harsh statements

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umbrage

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to take offense or displeasure

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rectitude

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righteousness

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interdict

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official restraint

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palliation

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lessen seriousness

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cantankerous

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coralsome

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assuage

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to relieve