Vocab-TKAM Flashcards

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Cootie

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Noun-a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse
Ex) Burris Ewell

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Condescend

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Verb-To behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank or dignity

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Malevolent

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Adj-wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious
Ex) Boo Radley

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Contracted

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Adj-drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken

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Predilection

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Noun-a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference

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Entailment

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Noun-something involved as a necessary part or consequence of something
Legal action that controls property inheritance

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Ingenuous

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Free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere

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Sojourn

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Noun-a temporary stay

Ex) Aunt Alexandra

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Diminutive

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Adj-small; little; tiny

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Asinine

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Adj-foolish, unintelligent, or silly

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Edification

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Noun-moral improvement or guidance

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Perpetuate

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Verb-to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely

To worsen

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Fractious

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Adj-readily angered, ready to fight

Ex) Scout

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Epic

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Adj-extending beyond the usual or ordinary especially in size or scope

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Speculation

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Noun-the contemplation or consideration of some subject

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Pilgrimage

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Noun-a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion

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Perpetrate

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Verb-to bring about or carry out

Ex) perpetrating crime

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Tyrannical

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Adj-being or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny

Ex) Calpurnia

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Benign

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Adj-of a gentle disposition

Gentle, harmless

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Benevolent

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Adj-doing well
Well meaning, kindly
Ex) Atticus