To Kill A Mockingbird vocabulary chapters 1-8 Flashcards
assuage
to make milder or less severe
taciturn
inclined to silence
malevolent
wishing evil or harm to another or others
predilection
a tendency to think favorably of something in particular
nebulous
hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
foray
a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder
literate
able to read and write
entailment
the act or fact of entailing, or involving by necessity or as a consequence
vex
to irritate
mortification
a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one’s pride or self-respect
sojourn
a temporary stay
dispensation
an act or instance of distributing
fractious
refractory or unruly
furor
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like
diminutive
small
judicious
using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency
hain’t
ani’t
contemptuous
showing or expressing or disdain
erratic
deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion
iniquities
gross injustice or wickedness
condescension
an act or instance of condescending
judiciously
using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency
auspicious
promising success
unanimous
of one mind
scuppernongs
a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape
transparent
having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond
phenomena
a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed
immune
protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation
quell
to suppress
tacit
understood without being openly expressed
arbor
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
benevolence
desire to do good to others
inquisitive
given to research, or asking questions
edification
an act of edifying
kudzu
a fast-growing chinese and japanese climbing vine
unfathomable
not able to be fathomed, or completely understood
caricatures
an exaggerated portrayal of one’s feature
perplexity
the state of being confused
