To Kill a Mockingbird: Vocabulary Part 1 Flashcards
Mennonites
(chiefly in the US and Canada) a member of a Protestant sect originating in Friesland in the 16th century, emphasizing adult baptism and rejecting church organization, military service, and public office.
Lattice
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
aggregation
a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc.:
an aggregation of complainants.
Reconnaissance,
Military. a search made for useful military information in the field, especially by examining the ground.
Caste
each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status:
“members of the lower castes”
cantankerous
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative:
Appomattox
a town in central Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War.
acquit
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty:
They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still think she’s guilty.
subpoena
a writ ordering a person to attend a court:
Perpetrate
to commit:
to perpetrate a crime.
Vapid
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:
vapid tea.
foolhardy
recklessly bold or rash:
Domicile,
a place of residence; abode; house or home.
Discernible
To distinguish; to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by intelligence;to recognize.
Ingenuous
free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
Accost
to confront boldly:
The beggar accosted me for money.
Elucidate,
make (something) clear; explain: behavior.
Manacle,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
Akimbo,
with hand on hip and elbow bent outward:
to stand with arms akimbo.
Guile,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
Rotogravure
a printing system using a rotary press with intaglio cylinders, typically running at high speed and used for long print runs of magazines and stamps.
Palliation
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
Libel
a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation
Habiliments
clothes or clothing.
Umbrage
offense or annoyance:
Façade
the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.
Haughty
disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious:
haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
Expunge
to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
Encumber
restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult:
Browbeat
to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully:
They browbeat him into agreeing.
Nimble-Wittedness
Having or showing an ability to think or respond quickly and effectively.
