"To Kill a Mockingbird" Vocab List #1

Question 1

Assuage

verb

Answer 1

Make less severe or burdensome

Question 2

Vapid

adjective

Answer 2

lacking interest or animation; dull

Question 3

Malevolent

adjective

Answer 3

Having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Question 4

Vexation

noun

Answer 4

an irritation or annoyance

Question 5

Contentious

adjective

Answer 5

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

Question 6

Fractious

adjective

Answer 6

tending to be troublesome; unruly; quarrelsome

Question 7

Disapprobation

noun

Answer 7

strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds

Question 8

Auspicious

adjective

Answer 8

showing or suggesting future success; favorable

Question 9

Tacit

adjective

Answer 9

understood or implied without being stated

Question 10

Edification

noun

Answer 10

the instruction or improvement of someone morally or spiritually; help in building character.