To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary
Instructions: 1. Read the definition of the word. 2. Write a sentence using the word correctly. 3. Sketch or draw an image that represents the word.
Term
Contentious
Benign
Definition
V. Controversial or
quarrelsome
Adj. Of no danger to
health, not malignant
Inquisitive
Adj. Curious
Repertoire
N. Collection of acts,
songs, and/or
performances
Iniquities
N. Shortcomings or
faults
Erratic
Adj. All over the place;
having no certain or
definite course
Malevolent
Adj. Ill-meaning or ill
intended; wishing evil
or harm to others
Student Sentence
Drawing/Sketch
Dispensation
N. To dispense, give out
or away
Predilection
N. A pre-judgment or
pre-opinion;
preference; bias
Edification
N. Intellectual, moral,
or spiritual
improvement,
enlightenment
Vapid
Adj. Lacking liveliness
or animation; dull
Domiciled
N. To provide or
establish lodging
Nebulous
Adj. Lacking definite
form; misty or hazy
Indigenous
Adj. Originating and
living in a certain area;
innate, intrinsic
Condescend
V. Talk down to; to
make feel inferior
Benevolence
N. Generosity; desire to
do good to others; an
act of kindness; charity
Diminutive
Adj. Very small, tiny
Auspicious
Adj. Promising success,
prosperous
Magisterial
Adj. Authoritative,
domineering
Foray
V. To raid, ravage,
pillage
Illicitly
Adj. Not sanctioned by
custom or law; illegal
Vexations
Passé
N. Source of
annoyance, trouble,
anger
Adj. Out of date, oldfashioned
Asinine
Unfathomable
Adj. Utterly stupid or
silly, foolish
Adj. Hard to
understand;
unbelievable
Perpetrated
V. To commit a crime
Perplexity
N. Something puzzling
Ingenuous
Adj. Straight forward,
frank, without cunning
Wary
Adj. Cautious, watchful
Vehemently
Adj. To express with a
lot of emotion
Articulate
Adj. Effective speaking
skills
Concede
V. To yield or grant (a
privilege or right)
Obtrusive
Adj. Undesirably
noticeable.
Dispel
V. To rid of, drive away,
scatter
Eccentric
Adj. One that deviates
from an established
norm, especially a
person of odd behavior
Venerable
Adj. Worthy of
reverence, commanding
of respect by virtue of
age, dignity, character,
or position
Garish
Ominous
Futile
Adj. Loud and flashy;
showy
Adj.
Menacing/threatening of
an evil omen
Adj. Pointless, having
no useful result
Infallible
Adj. Incapable of failing
Acrimonious
Adj. Sarcastic; cynical
Complacently
Adv. Self-satisfied,
unconcerned, content
Tactful
Adj. Considerate and
discreet
Tenet
N. An opinion, doctrine,
or principle held as
being true by a person
or especially by an
organization
Florid
Adj. Very ornate;
flowery or flushed with
a rosy color
Untrammeled
Adj. Not limited or
restricted;
unrestrained; not
hampered or impeded;
free
Ascertain
V. To discover with
certainty, as through
examination or
experimentation
Pinion
Teeming
Furtive
Profound
Purloin
V. To restrain or
immobilize (a person)
by binding the arms
Adj. To be full of things;
abound or swarm
Adj. Expressive of
hidden motives or
purposes; shifty
Adj. Situated at,
extending to, or coming
from a great depth;
deep
V. To steal
Spurious
Adj. Lacking
authenticity or validity
in essences or origin;
not genuine; false
Veneer
N. To conceal, as
something common or
crude, with a
deceptively attractive
outward show