To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1 Vocabulary
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Chapter 1
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assuaged – eased; lessened
apothecary – pharmacist
piety – devotion; godliness
persecution – mistreatment; discrimination
dictum – command
chattels – personal property
modest – simple; plain
impotent – powerless
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taciturn – distant; quiet
imprudent – foolish; reckless
profound – deep; philosophical
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epic – impressive
tyrannical – authoritarian; overbearing
entity – person
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collards – cabbage like vegetable with thick leaves
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eccentric – unusual; odd
repertoire – list; group (of plays)
vapid – bland; uninteresting
malevolent – evil; malicious
nocturnal – nighttime
mutilated – damaged; dismembered
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predilection – tendency; preference
alien – strange; unknown
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pulpits – podium in a church
flivver – cheap car in bad condition
beadle – officer
profane – disrespectful
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asylum – mental institution
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nebulous: – hazy; vague
bounty – generosity
cannas
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terrain – territory
foray: expedition; venture
Chapter 2
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multitudes – crowds
condescended – stooped; lowered himself
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peculiarities – strange habits
indigenous – local; native
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catawba worms – caterpillars used for fishbait
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meditating – reflecting; thinking about
wallowing – indulging oneself
illicitly – illegally; unlawfully
covey – small group
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impressionistic revelations – vague lessons
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Hookworms – intestinal parasite that enters through the feet
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entailment – legal term related to inheritance
smilax vexations – aggravations; irritations
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subsequent – following; coming after
mortification – embarrassment
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sojourn – visit; vacation
Chapter 3
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onslaught – attack
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dispensation – exemption
irked – bothered; annoyed
cordially – pleasantly
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expounding – explaining
erratic – unpredictable
tranquility – peace; calmness
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iniquities – crimes; injustices
solitary – individual; lone (she was alone)
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persevere – continue; carry on
cooties – head lice
furor – disturbance; commotion
wrought – created
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contemptuous – disrespectful; scornful
contentious – argumentative
condescension – contempt; snobby disapproval
diminutive – tiny; very small
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indecision – uncertainty
gloom – unhappiness; misery
fraught – filled; loaded
refraining – holding back
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monosyllabic – single syllables
fractious – bad tempered; easily irritated
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amiable – friendly; pleasant
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rigid – not flexible
judiciously – done with good judgement
concessions – things agreed upon
concede – admit that something isn’t true
disapprobation – strong disapproval
Chapter 4
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auspicious – successful; favorable
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wrought – caused; brought about
tyranny – bossiness
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gingerly – carefully; cautiously
minute (pronounced my-newt) – tiny
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dreary – depressing; lifeless
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arbitrated – made a judgement
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navigate – plan a move and make it
decline – turn down the “offer”
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phenomena - occurrence
parceled – divided up and handed out
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devilry – wickedness
Gothic – supernatural
melancholy – sad; gloomy
whittled – carved with a knife
Chapter 5
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aloof – cool; distant
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benign – harmless; kind
tacit – unspoken; understood
magisterial – having great authority
inhabitant – resident
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benevolence – kindness
morbid – abnormal; unhealthy
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peril – serious danger
incomprehensible – couldn’t be understood
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raveling – pulling apart
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inquisitive – curious; prying; nosy
peculiar – strange; odd
civil - polite
asinine – foolish; stupid
edification – formal instruction
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quibbling – criticizing; objecting to
Chapter 6
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kudzu – large leafed quick-growing vine
ensuing – coming after
prowess – skill
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obliged – bound; required
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respiration - breathing
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cherub – angel like
dismemberment – cutting off of arms, legs, etc.
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malignant – evil; malevolent
lingered – remained; stayed
Chapter 7
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grim – depressing; unpleasant
perpetual – never-ending; permanent
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miniatures – small models
honed – sharpened
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ascertaining – making sure of
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cleaved – clung to
palate – roof of the mouth
rendered – caused to be
Chapter 8
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unfathomable – unknown; not understood
aberrations – abnormalities
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touchous – touchy; sensitive
solely – only; singly
bade – instructed; told
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libel – false statement damaging to a reputation
caricatures – imitations
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direst – most serious; disastrous
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pester – annoy; bother
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cordial – warm; friendly
perplexity – inability to understand
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stove up – stiff; sore
Chapter 9
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drew a bead – took aim
noble – showing high personal morals and qualities
lineaments – characteristics
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compensation – reward; award
ingenuous – innocent
diversions – interests
changelings – children substituted by fairies for a child at birth
harbored – kept thoughts
analogous – comparable
wary – cautious
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lurked – hid
hookah – tobacco pipe that draws smoke through water bowl
fluently – clearly; articulately
innate – natural
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provocation – actions that cause extreme anger
inevitable – certain to happen
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bluff – promontory
jetty – pier
indicative – an indication of
guilelessness – innocence
nocturnal – happening at night
distress – needing help
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trousseau – clothes, linens, etc. a bride collects
gravitated – was attracted to
sensation – physical feeling
unburdened – told someone what was causing anxiety
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fanatical – obsessive
deportment - behavior
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ambrosia – dessert made with oranges and shredded coconut
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subdued – calmed down
ministered – took care of
tarried – waited
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conduct - behavior
obstreperous – noisy and difficult to control
sass – be rude
proceed – go ahead
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provocation – action that makes someone angry
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gallantly – showing manners to females
romped – treaded roughly
remorseful – regretful
tenterhooks – in suspense
invective – insulting language
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evasion – effort to try not to answer; avoidance
Chapter 10
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feeble – weak because of age
contemporaries – people the same age as
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inconspicuous – not clearly visible; not obvious
rudiments – basic instruction
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Jew’s Harp – small musical instrument
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peril - danger
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erratically – unsteadily; unpredictably
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foliage – plants
alist – leaning
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vehemently – forcefully
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vaguely – uncertainly; not clearly
articulate – having the ability to speak clearly
Chapter 11
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dog-trot hall – covered passageway in a building
raked – scraped
wrathful – intensely angry
ruthless – showing no compassion or mercy
interrogation - questions
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apoplectic – overcome with anger
gallantly – giving special attention to women
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philippic – bitter attack
degeneration – downfall; decline
umbrage - offense
hygiene – health
rectitude – morally correct behavior
guff – criticism
tranquil – calm
disposition - character
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interdict – authoritative rule about something
skulked – kept out of sight
palliation – the act of making something less unpleasant
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vacated – left; given up
antagonized – bothered
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entitled – having a right to
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reconnaissance – observation
calomel - medicine
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oppressive – uncomfortable; heavy
tirade – long angry speech
commence – begin
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protruded – stuck out
nether - lower
undulate – move with a wavelike motion
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propensities – natural tendencies
infuriated – made extremely angry
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devoid – free of
cultivated – prepared and used
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contrary – uncooperative; stubborn
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cantankerous – bad-tempered; argumentative