To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapters 16-19
WORDS
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapters 16-19
WORDS
1. affluent n./adj. having an abundant supply
of money or possessions of value
2. ambidextrous adj. equally skillful with
each hand
3. conscience n. motivation deriving
logically from ethical or moral principles that
govern a person’s thoughts and actions
4. contorted v. twisted (especially in pain or
struggle)
5. contrary n/adj. exact opposition
6. convene v. meet formally
7. courteous adj. characterized by courtesy
and gracious good manners
8. descent n. a movement downward
9. despise v. look down on with disdain
10. detached adj. showing lack of emotional
involvement
11. devoid adj. completely wanting or
lacking
12. distracted adj. having the attention
diverted especially because of anxiety
13. elucidate v. make clear and (more)
comprehensible
14. exodus n. a journey by a large group to
escape from a hostile environment
15. expunge v. remove by erasing or crossing
out or as if by drawing a line
1. affluent n./adj. having an abundant supply
of money or possessions of value
2. ambidextrous adj. equally skillful with
each hand
3. conscience n. motivation deriving
logically from ethical or moral principles that
govern a person’s thoughts and actions
4. contorted v. twisted (especially in pain or
struggle)
5. contrary n/adj. exact opposition
6. convene v. meet formally
7. courteous adj. characterized by courtesy
and gracious good manners
8. descent n. a movement downward
9. despise v. look down on with disdain
10. detached adj. showing lack of emotional
involvement
11. devoid adj. completely wanting or
lacking
12. distracted adj. having the attention
diverted especially because of anxiety
13. elucidate v. make clear and (more)
comprehensible
14. exodus n. a journey by a large group to
escape from a hostile environment
15. expunge v. remove by erasing or crossing
out or as if by drawing a line