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To Kill A Mockingbird Vocabulary Flashcards

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assuage

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make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

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stricture

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a restriction on a person or activity

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condescend

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show feelings of superiority; be patronizing

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entailment

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the act or instance of an inevitable consequence; a burden

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onslaught

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a fierce or destructive attack

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fraught

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a situation likely to result in something undesirable

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fractious

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irritable and quarrelsome (especially children)

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disapprobation

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strong disapproval; typically on moral grounds

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auspicious

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successful; favorable

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melancholy

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feeling of sadness with no obvious cause

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benign

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gentle and kindly

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quibble

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a slight objection or criticism about a trivial manner

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pilgrimage

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a pilgrim’s journey

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desolate

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a place deserted of people and in a state of emptiness

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reckon

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establish by counting or calculation

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caricature

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a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic effect

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shambles

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a state of total disorder

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harbor

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keep a negative thought in one’s mind

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obstreperous

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noisy and difficult to control

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invective

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insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

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rudiment

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the first principles of a subject

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apoplectic

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overcome with anger

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philippic

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a bitter attack or denunciation, especially a verbal one

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umbrage

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offense or annoyance

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habiliments

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clothing

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impedimenta

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equipment for an activity or expedition

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garish

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obtrusively bright and showy

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myopic

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nearsighted

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allergic

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caused by or related to an allergy

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rankling

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causing annoyance or resentment that persists

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venue

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the place where something happens, especially an organized event

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uncouth

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lacking good manners, refinement, or grace

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akimbo

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with hands on hips and elbows turned outward

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elucidate

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make something clear; explain

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acrimonious

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angry and bitter

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haughty

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arrogantly superior

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ambidextrous

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able to use the right and left hands equally well

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lavation

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the act or instance of washing or cleansing

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mollify

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to appease the anger or anxiety of someone

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volition

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the power to make your own decisions

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perpetrate

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make an undesirable situation continue indefinitely

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exhilarate

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make someone feel happy

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cynical

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believing that people are motivated by self-interest

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obscure

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not discovered or known about

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credibility

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the quality of being trusted

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misgiving

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a feeling of doubt about an outcome

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largo

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with a slow tempo

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bovine

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relating to or affecting cattle

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veneer

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a thin decorative covering of fine wood

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remorse

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deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

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florid

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having a red complexion

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eccentricity

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the quality of being eccentric (strange)

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repertoire

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a stock of plays, dances, or pieces a performer is prepared to perform

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ascertain

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find something out for certain

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primeval

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resembling the earliest ages

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telltale

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revealing or indicating something

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elude

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escape from danger, or an enemy, in a skillful way

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amiable

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having or displaying a friendly manner

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acquiescence

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the acceptance of something without protest

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