To Kill A Mockingbird Vocabulary Flashcards
assuage
make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
stricture
a restriction on a person or activity
condescend
show feelings of superiority; be patronizing
entailment
the act or instance of an inevitable consequence; a burden
onslaught
a fierce or destructive attack
fraught
a situation likely to result in something undesirable
fractious
irritable and quarrelsome (especially children)
disapprobation
strong disapproval; typically on moral grounds
auspicious
successful; favorable
melancholy
feeling of sadness with no obvious cause
benign
gentle and kindly
quibble
a slight objection or criticism about a trivial manner
pilgrimage
a pilgrim’s journey
desolate
a place deserted of people and in a state of emptiness
reckon
establish by counting or calculation
caricature
a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic effect
shambles
a state of total disorder
harbor
keep a negative thought in one’s mind
obstreperous
noisy and difficult to control
invective
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
rudiment
the first principles of a subject
apoplectic
overcome with anger
philippic
a bitter attack or denunciation, especially a verbal one
umbrage
offense or annoyance
habiliments
clothing
impedimenta
equipment for an activity or expedition
garish
obtrusively bright and showy
myopic
nearsighted
allergic
caused by or related to an allergy
rankling
causing annoyance or resentment that persists
venue
the place where something happens, especially an organized event
uncouth
lacking good manners, refinement, or grace
akimbo
with hands on hips and elbows turned outward
elucidate
make something clear; explain
acrimonious
angry and bitter
haughty
arrogantly superior
ambidextrous
able to use the right and left hands equally well
lavation
the act or instance of washing or cleansing
mollify
to appease the anger or anxiety of someone
volition
the power to make your own decisions
perpetrate
make an undesirable situation continue indefinitely
exhilarate
make someone feel happy
cynical
believing that people are motivated by self-interest
obscure
not discovered or known about
credibility
the quality of being trusted
misgiving
a feeling of doubt about an outcome
largo
with a slow tempo
bovine
relating to or affecting cattle
veneer
a thin decorative covering of fine wood
remorse
deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
florid
having a red complexion
eccentricity
the quality of being eccentric (strange)
repertoire
a stock of plays, dances, or pieces a performer is prepared to perform
ascertain
find something out for certain
primeval
resembling the earliest ages
telltale
revealing or indicating something
elude
escape from danger, or an enemy, in a skillful way
amiable
having or displaying a friendly manner
acquiescence
the acceptance of something without protest
