To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Flashcards
Dictum
a formal statement of principle
Human Chattels
slaves
Impotent
powerless
Impudent
shamelessly bold
Malevolent
evil
Methodists
members of a branch of protestant christian denomination
Picket
a pointed or sharp pole or stake
Piety
devotion to religious duties or practices
Predilection
a preferred way of doing something
Repertoire
all of the special skills a person has
Assuage
to lessen or to calm
Apothecary
an early form of pharmacist
Stricture
conditions or rules
Tactitum
almost always silent
Unsullied
basically untouched or unused
Condescend
to agree to do something you believe to be beneath your dignity
Indigeous
belonging to a particular region or country
Seceded
to break away
Cunning
attractive or cute, almost too cute
Entailment
a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property
Vexations
causes annoyance or problems
Sojourn
a short visit
Onslaught
a violent attack
Mortification
a feeling of shame or the loss of self respect
Comtemptuous
to have the feeling someone is beneath you or that they are worthless
Haint
a ghost or a spook; someone or something very scary
Tranquility
peacefullness
Reprieve
a release from obligation or promise
Perservere
to carry on in spite of difficulties
Diminutive
smaller than ordinary
Contentious
always ready to fight or argue
Monosyllabic
literally means one sound
Fractious
mean or cross
Amiable
friendly
Dissapprobation
disapproval
Alcermible
understandable
Auspicious
favorable
Melancholy
sad or gloomy
Benign
kind and gentle
Tacit
an agreement that has been silently agreed upon
Chameleon
lizards with the ability to change color
Cordiality
sincere affection or kindness
Benevolence
generous or thoughtful gift
Morbid
gruesome or horrible
Placid
calm, quietly
Inquistive
questioning or prying
Asinine
stupid or silly
Edification
education or instruction
Quibbling
arguing about petty details instead of the main points
Ensuing
comes immeadiatly after something else
Prowess
superior ability or skill
Collards
a type of cabbage with coarse leaves
Eeirly
mysteriously
Rigid
stiff
Dismemberment
to tear or cut a persons limbs off
Waning
becoming less bright, intense or strong
Cleaved
stuck
Malignant
dangerous, evil
Meditate
to reflect upon something to think about it
Palate
the roof of one’s mouth
Perpetual
something that lasts forever
Embalming
process of preserving a dead body
Vigil
purposeful watch
Whittle
using a knife to cut away small pieces of wood
Aberration
a deviation, moving away from something that is normal
Cannas
tropical flower
Azales
decorative flower
Caricatures
drawing or representation of a person where certain features are distorted
Cordial
warm or freindly
Perpetrated
carried out, committed
Plaited
braided
Procured
got
Prophet
someone that has the ability to predict the future
Quell
overwhelmed until powerless
Roomers
people who rent and live in rooms in a house
Fantastic
a person whose extreme enthusiasm, zeal, etc. Goes beyond what is reasonable
Gastric
of, in or near the stomach
Ringworm
contagious skin disease caused by fungus
Inordinate
means too great or too many
Compensate
to make up for something
Harbored
to hold in mind
Ingenuous
simple; innocent
Obsess
greatly preoccupy
Analogous
similar or comparable
Porter
a person who carries luggage
Innate
natural part of something else
Deportmant
conduct, behavior
Wary
on your guard about something
Gallantly
politely; in the manner of a gentleman
Guile
craftiness and cunning
Guilelessness
not be crafty or cunning
Evade
avoid doing something or answering a question directly
Blandly
smoothly, without excitement
Connived
secretly cooperated or agreed to
Railling
Painful
Reprimand
scold
Pinioned
confined; held down
Irascible
angry
Rout
defeat
