Vocabulary Quiz - How To Kill A Mockingbird Flashcards
Leaning or tilted to the side
Alist
Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of things compared
Analogous
Overcome with anger; extreme indignant
Apoplectic
Trees or climbing plants trained over a wooden framework
Arbor
Extremely stupid or foolish
Asinine
The quality if being well meaning; kindness
Benevolence
Gentle and kindly
Benign
A person who changes their opinions/behavior according to the situation
Chameleon
A cabbage of a variety that does not develop a heart
Collards
Sincere affection and kindness
Cordiality
An instance of turning something aside from its course
Diversions
Irregular or unpredictable
Erratic
The act of evading something
Evasions
In a brave or heroic manner
Gallantly
Not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous.
Inconspicuous
Insulting, abusive, highly critical language
Invective
A conception of or belief about something
Notion
Noisy and difficult to control
Obstreperous
Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately.
Provocation
Filled with remorse; sorry
Remorseful
the first principles of a subject
Rudiments
Out of date; no longer fashionable
Passe
Serious or immediate danger
Peril
Understood or implied without being stated
Tacit
Reaching out with an authoritative judgement or settlement
Arbitrate
Make an unpleasant feeling less intense
Assuage
Indulge in an unrestrained way in something that creates a pleasurable sensation
Wallow
Giving or being a sign of future success
Auspicious
The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried
Vexation
Showing contempt; Scornful
Contemptuous
Great embarrassment and shame
Mortification
Having/showing a wish to do evil to others
Malevolent
Originating or occurring in a particular place; Native
Indigenous
Unconventional and slightly strange
Eccentric
