To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab, ch 1-17

Question 1

Malevolent

Answer 1

adjective. Wishing evil or harm to others; showing ill will (ant. amiable)

Question 2

Erratic

Answer 2

Adj. Irregular or inconsistent in attitude, action, or behavior; unpredictable.

Question 3

Inquisitive

Answer 3

adj. curious; eager to learn

Question 4

Edification

Answer 4

noun. Improvement, instruction, or enlightenment, especially that which is morally or spiritually uplifting.

Question 5

Collards

Answer 5

Noun. Vegetables.

Question 6

Iniquity

Answer 6

Noun. Wickedness. Example: Her great iniquity scandalized the town and forced her into exile.

Question 7

Contentious

Answer 7

Adjective. Argumentive; quarrelsome.

Question 8

Vapid

Answer 8

Adj. Without liveliness or spirit; dull. (ant. spirited)

Question 9

Nebulous

Answer 9

Adj. Hazy, vague; lacking definite shape: The police questioned the suspect’s nebulous story.

Question 10

Mortify

Answer 10

Verb. To humiliate or shame, especially one’s pride or self-respect.

Question 11

Passe

Answer 11

adj. No longer fashionable; out of date

Question 12

Innate

Answer 12

adj. Existing in one from birth; inborn

Question 13

Apopletic

Answer 13

adj. Furious

Question 14

Deportment

Answer 14

noun. Conduct, behavior, or demeanor.

Question 15

Analogous

Answer 15

Adj. Similar or comparable: A diamond and ice or a brain and a computer are all analogous items.

Question 16

Gravitate

Answer 16

V. To have a natural tendancy or strong attraction to: Musicians gravitate toward one another.

Question 17

Appalling

Answer 17

V. To fill with horror, shock, or dismay.

Question 18

Congenial

Answer 18

Adj. Friendly, pleasant, or agreeable. (Ant. disagreeable)

Question 19

Altercation

Answer 19

N. A heated or angry dispute, confrontation.

Question 20

Uncouth

Answer 20

Lacking in good manners. (Ant. Sophisticated)

Question 21

Acrimonious

Answer 21

Adj. Bitter in nature, speech, or behavior. *The couple’s acromonious arguments made divorce proceedings hard. *

Question 22

Qualms

Answer 22

N. Feeling of uneasiness; misgivings: He has no qualms about lying.

Question 23

Caste

Answer 23

N. Rigid social structure usually hereditary; fixed social and class divisions.

Question 24

Infallible

Answer 24

Adj. Certain, dependable, unfailing.

Question 25

Placid

Answer 25

Adj. Calm; peaceful