To Kill A Mockingbird Vocabulary Flashcards
Apothecary
A person who sold and prepared medicines and drugs
Taciturn
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
Foray
A surprise attack
Scrip stamps
Paper money of small amounts used in an emergency
Diminutive
Extremely or unusually small
Amiable
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
Disapprobation
Strong disapproval
auspicious
conducive to success, favorable
melancholy
sad
quelling (of) nausea
to pacify sickness
tacit
Understood or implied without being stated
placidly
In a good-natured manner
asinine
Extremely stupid or foolish
Prowess
Skill or expertise in a particular field or activity
Malignant
Cancerous, very infectious
dismemberment
To break up or tear into pieces
whittles
To carve (wood) into objects
rendered
Provide, give, or make
meditative
Deeply or seriously in thought
un fathomable
Difficult or impossible to understand
Azaleas
A colorful and decorative kind of flower
caricatures
A picture or description of a person (characteristics exaggerated) to create a comic effect
guilelessness
Innocent, naive
crooned
Hum or sing in a soft, low voice
evasion
Act of avoiding
rudiments
The first principles of a subject
Providence
The protective car of God or of nature as a spiritual power
alist
Inclined to one side
umbrage
offense or annoyance
undulate
Move with a smooth wavelike motion
