To Kill A Mockingbird Vocab Ch. 9-16 Flashcards
1
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Degeneration
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-To fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities
2
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Erratically
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- Having no certain or definite course
- Wandering
- Not fixed
- Eccentric
3
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Feeble
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-Physically weak, as from age or sickness
4
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Nauseating
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- Such as to cause contempt, disgust, loathing
- Sickness of the stomach
5
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Obscurely
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- Not clear or plain
- Ambiguous, vague
6
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Passé
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- No longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.
- Out-of-date
7
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Simultaneous
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-Existing, occurring, or operating at the same time
8
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Tormenting
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- To afflict with great bodily or mental suffering
- Pain
9
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Vehemently
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- Strongly emotional
- Intense or passionate
10
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Contentious
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- Tending to argument or strife
- Quarrelsome
11
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Ecclesiastical
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-Of or pertaining to the church of the clergy
12
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Emerge
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-To come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity
13
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Inconsistent
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-Lacking in harmony between the different parts or elements
14
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Melancholy
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-A gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged
15
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Prerogative
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-An exclusive right, privilege, etc.
