Vocab for To Kill a Mockingbird Flashcards
Apothecary- All we had was Simon Finch, a fur-trapping apothecary…
Noun. A pharmacist; someone who sells medicine or drugs.
Nebulous- It was nebulous in Jem’s memory.
Adjective. Hazy, vague, indistinct, unclear, or confused
Illicitly- I had been wallowing illicitly in the daily papers.
Adverb. Not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
Compelled- I was compelled to think about it.
Verb. To force or drive, especially to a course of action.
Entailment- A dreary conversation about his entailment…
Noun. A property that cannot be sold, devised by will, or otherwise done anything with by the owner. The property passes by law to the heir of the owner upon his death.
Contemptuous- He gave a contemptuous snort.
Adjective. Hateful, malicious, spiteful, disdainful; scornful; disrespectful.
Fractious- She had seen the error of her fractious ways.
Adjective. Impatient, quarrelsome, waspish; readily angered; peevish; irritable.
Auspicious- The remainder of my school days were no more auspicious than the first.
Adjective. Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable.
Scuppernongs- Helping ourselves to someone’s scuppernongs was part of our ethical culture.
Noun. A vine from the southern U.S. which grows a type of muscadine grape- a silvery amber-green grape.
Lineaments- The uncompromising lineaments of Aunt Alexandra…
Noun. A feature or detail of a face, body, or figure; distinguishing features; distinctive characteristics.
Deportment- Her vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves…
Noun. Demeanor, conduct, behavior.
Obstreperous- It was obstreperous, disorderly and abusive-
Adjective. Resisting restraint in a difficult manner; unruly, boisterous, clamorous, noisy.
Umbrage- I took umbrage at her comments.
Noun. Offense, annoyance, or displeasure.
Palliation- She was not a satisfactory source of palliation.
Noun. Relief or lessening without curing; mitigate, alleviate.
Amanuensis- She was Secretary of the Maycomb Amanuensis Club.
Noun. A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary.
Uncouth- An attitude he once described as uncouth.
Adjective. Unmannerly, ungraceful, awkward, clumsy.
Connivance- Judge Taylor said, “Champertous connivance!”
Noun. Tacit encouragement or assent (without participation) to wrongdoing by another.
Acrimonious- We could tell when it became more acrimonious than professional.
Adjective. Caustic, sarcastic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.
Corroborating- He said something about corroborating evidence.
Verb. To make certain; confirm. Evidence that supports a claim.
Mollified- She seemed mollified at that.
Verb. Pacified, appeased, softened in temper or feeling.
Volition- He would never go into someone’s yard of his own volition.
Noun. The act of willing, choosing, or resolving; choice or decision made by the will.
Expunge- He was ordered to expunge anything he happened to have written down.
Verb. To strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
Temerity- He had the temerity to feel sorry for her.
Noun. Reckless boldness; rashness.
Furtive- He was surely up to something furtive.
Adjective. Taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret; sly, shifty.
Acquiescence- I was puzzled by his acquiescence.
Noun. Agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance; giving tacit assent.
