To kill a mockingbird Vocab

Question 1

Contentious

Answer 1

Likely to cause a disagreement or argument.

Question 2

Prerogative

Answer 2

A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

Question 3

Fortitude

Answer 3

Courage in pain or adversity

Question 4

Infallible

Answer 4

Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

Question 5

Acquiesce

Answer 5

Accept something reluctantly, but without protest

Question 6

Succinct

Answer 6

(especially of something written or spoken) Briefly and clearly expressed

Question 7

Affluent

Answer 7

(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money

Question 8

convene

Answer 8

Come or bring together for a meeting or activity

Question 9

Corroborate

Answer 9

Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding.)

Question 10

Brash

Answer 10

Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way

Question 11

Candid

Answer 11

Open and sincere

Question 12

Cynic

Answer 12

A person who believes that people are motivated purely be self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons

Question 13

Idealist

Answer 13

A person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

Question 14

Denotation

Answer 14

the literal, or dictionary meaning of a word or symbol

Question 15

Connotation

Answer 15

the feeling or thoughts a symbol, word, or object evokes