Vocab Quiz chapters 4-7 Flashcards
auspicious
favorable
the remainder of my schooldays were no more __________ than the first.
auspicious
melancholy
sadness with no obvious cause
It was a _________ little drama, woven from bits and scraps of gossip and neighborhood legend:Mrs. Radley had been beautiful until she married Mr. Radley and lost all her money.
melancholy
tacit
understood or implied without being stated
Our ______ treat with Miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn, eat her scuppernongs if we didn’t jump on the arbor, and explore her vast back lot, terms so seldom we barely spoke to her.
tacit
cordiality
sincere affection and kindness
with a click of her tongue, she thrust out her bridgework, a gesture of _________ that cemented our friendship
cordiality
benevolence
the quality of well meaning, kindness
Miss Maudie’s _____________ extended to Jem and Dill, whenever they paused in the pursuits.
benevolence
morbid
interest in disturbing/unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease
“What a ______ question, but I suppose it’s a ______ subject.
morbid
inquisitive
curious and inquiring
If he wanted to stay inside his own house he had the right to stay inside free from the attentions of _________ children, which was a mild term for the likes of us.
inquisitive
edification
the improvement of a persons morally or intellectually, (education/instruction)
“No, said Atticus, “putting his life’s history on display for the __________ of the neighborhood.”
edification
gaped
to stare with mouth wide open amazed with wonder
Jem ______ at him
gaped
ensuing
occurring afterward/as a result
Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill said he must drink a gallon a day, and the ______ contest to determine relative distances and…. in this area.
ensuing
prowess
skill or expertise in a particular activity or field
…to determine relative distances and respective _______ only made me feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area.
prowess
ramshackle
in a state of severe disrepair
The back of the Radley house was less inviting than the front: a ___________ porch ran the width of the house; there were two doors and the dark windows between the doors.
ramshackle
eerily
in a strange or frightening manner
An old Franklin stone sat in a corner of the porch; above it a hat-rack mirror caught the moon and shone ______.
eerily
dismemberment
the action of cutting off a persons or animals limbs
Atticus saved Dill from immediate _______________.
dismemberment
malignant
very virulent and infectious
;the china berry trees were __________, hovering, alive.
malignant
waning
(of the moon) having a smaller part of its surface illuminated, appears to decrease in size
In the _______ moonlight I saw Jem swing his feet to the floor.
waning
cleaved
split or sever
“One time I asked her to have a chew and she said no thanks, that chewing gum ______ her palate and rendered her speechless,” said Jem carefully.
cleaved
vigil
a percid of keeping awake during the time to sleep, especially to keep watch.
Next day, Jem repeated his _____ and was rewarded.
virgil
