To Kill A Mockingbird Vocab

Question 1

onslaught

noun

Answer 1

• a fierce or destructive attack

I couldn’t survive the onslaught of the piranhas.

Question 2

speculation

noun

Answer 2

• the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.
  It is through public speculation that Donald Trump will not make it as president of the U.S.

Question 3

dispensation

noun

Answer 3

• exemption from a rule or usual requirement.

“although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play two matches”

Question 4

irked

verb

Answer 4

-irritate, annoy

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Question 5

cordially

adv.

Answer 5

-doing something in a heartfelt way

Question 6

expounding

v.

Answer 6

-present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail

Question 7

erratic

adj.

Answer 7

-not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable

Question 8

tranquility

n.

Answer 8

-`the quality or state of being tranquil; calm

Question 9

retrieved

n.

Answer 9

-1. an act of retrieving something, especially game that has been shot
2.
the possibility of recovery

Question 10

sprint

n.

Answer 10

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1. the nonphysical part of a person that is the seat of emotions and character; the soul
2.
those qualities regarded as forming the definitive or typical elements in the character of a person, nation, or group or in the thought and attitudes of a particular period

Question 11

iniquities

n.

Answer 11

-immoral or grossly unfair behavior

Question 12

flinty

adj.

Answer 12

-of, containing, or reminiscent of flint

Question 13

persevere

v.

Question 14

furor

n.

Answer 14

-an outbreak of public anger or excitement

Question 15

contentious

adj.

Answer 15

-causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

Question 16

condescension

n.

Answer 16

-an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain

Question 17

contemptuous

adj.

Answer 17

-showing contempt; scornful

Question 18

diminutive

adj.

Answer 18

-small, of little amount

Question 19

dispersed

adj.

Answer 19

-denoting a phase dispersed in another phase, as in a colloid

Question 20

fraught

adj.

Answer 20

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1. (of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable)
2. causing or affected by great anxiety or stress

Question 21

monosyllabic

adj.

Answer 21

-(of a word or utterance) consisting of one syllable

Question 22

fractious

adj.

Answer 22

-(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome

Question 23

amiable

adj.

Answer 23

-having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

Question 24

crackling bread

n.

Answer 24

• a dish from the Southern United States which consists of cracklings and a type of bread, made of cornmeal.

Question 25

compromise

v.

Answer 25

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1. settle a dispute by mutual concession
2. accept standards that are lower than is desirable

Question 26

disapprobation

n.

Answer 26

-strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds

Question 27

gravely

adj.

Answer 27

• something done seriously or somberly, or something that is very serious and bad.

Question 28

aloft

adj.

Answer 28

-up in or into the air; overhead

Question 29

auspicious

adj.

Answer 29

-conducive to success; favorable