To Kill a Mockingbird: Vocabulary Part 1

Question 1

Mennonites

Answer 1

(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.

Question 2

Lattice

Answer 2

a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.

Question 3

aggregation

Answer 3

a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc.:

an aggregation of complainants.

Question 4

Reconnaissance,

Answer 4

Military. a search made for useful military information in the field, especially by examining the ground.

Question 5

Caste

Answer 5

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”

Question 6

cantankerous

Answer 6

bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative:

Question 7

Appomattox

Answer 7

a town in central Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War.

Question 8

acquit

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

subpoena

Answer 9

a writ ordering a person to attend a court:

Question 10

Perpetrate

Answer 10

to commit:

to perpetrate a crime.

Question 11

Vapid

Answer 11

lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:
vapid tea.

Question 12

foolhardy

Answer 12

recklessly bold or rash:

Question 13

Domicile,

Answer 13

a place of residence; abode; house or home.

Question 14

Discernible

Answer 14

To distinguish; to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by intelligence;to recognize.

Question 15

Ingenuous

Answer 15

free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.

Question 16

Accost

Answer 16

to confront boldly:

The beggar accosted me for money.

Question 17

Elucidate,

Answer 17

make (something) clear; explain: behavior.

Question 18

Manacle,

Answer 18

a shackle for the hand; handcuff.

Question 19

Akimbo,

Answer 19

with hand on hip and elbow bent outward:

to stand with arms akimbo.

Question 20

Guile,

Answer 20

insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.

Question 21

Rotogravure

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

Palliation

Answer 22

to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.

Question 23

Libel

Answer 23

a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation

Question 24

Habiliments

Answer 24

clothes or clothing.

Question 25

Umbrage

Answer 25

offense or annoyance:

Question 26

Façade

Answer 26

the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.

Question 27

Haughty

Answer 27

disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.

Question 28

Expunge

Answer 28

to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.

Question 29

Encumber

Answer 29

restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult:

Question 30

Browbeat

Answer 30

to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: | They browbeat him into agreeing.

Question 31

Nimble-Wittedness

Answer 31

Having or showing an ability to think or respond quickly and effectively.