Words Are Listed by Chapter in Their Order of Appearance

To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary by Chapter

Words are listed by chapter in their order of appearance. Chapter 1 Chapter 6 1. alleged – asserted without proof 23. ramshackle – appearing ready to collapse; 2. taciturn – disinclined to talk; silent rickety 3. vapid – not lively; without spirit 24. desolate – devoid of inhabitants or 4. malevolent – having, showing or arising visitors; barren; empty from intense, often vicious, ill will, spite or hatred Chapter 7 5. culprit – one accused of or arraigned for 25. ascertaining – making certain; a crime; one guilty of a crime or of discovering; determining misconduct 6. predilection – a predisposition in favor of Chapter 8 something; preference 26. unfathomable – unable to be measured or 7. flivver – a small, cheap automobile understood 8. foray – a quick raid or sudden attack 27. aberrations – deviations; strayings from the right or normal way Chapter 2 28. perpetrated – committed; carried out; 9. condescended – assumed an air of brought about superiority; exhibited a patronizing 29. adjacent – not distant; nearby attitude 30. perplexity – the state of being confused or 10. illicitly – unlawfully; without permission bewildered 11. indigenous – native to a particular region or species; inborn; innate Chapter 9 12. entailment – the restriction of property by 31. inordinately – disorderly; excessively limiting the inheritance to the owner's 32. ingenuous – noble; honorable; linear descendants or to a particular class straightforward thereof 33. analogous – showing a likeness which 13. vexations – irritations; annoyances permits one to draw an analogy; similar 34. wary – marked by keen caution; cunning Chapter 3 and watchfulness 14. contemptuous – scornful; despising; 35. guilelessness – innocence; naivete disdainful 36. obstreperous – uncontrollably noisy; 15. contentious – belligerent; argumentative clamorous; unruly 16. fractious – tending to be troublesome, 37. invective – of, relating to, or quarrelsome, or irritable characterized by insult or abuse; 17. disapprobation – the act or state of being denunciatory disapproved; condemnation Chapter 10 Chapter 4 38. vehemently – passionately; powerfully; 18. auspicious – propitious; favorable fervidly 19. arbitrated – decided; determined 39. articulate – able to speak; expressing 20. mortifying – shameful; embarrassing oneself clearly or effectively

Chapter 5 Chapter 11 21. tacit – silently understood; unspoken 40. melancholy – a depression of spirits; 22. asinine – lacking sound judgment; stupid; dejection; a pensive mood; sadness silly 41. umbrage – resentful displeasure; personal offense Chapter 19 42. rectitude – straightness; righteousness 62. impudent – insolent; contemptuous or 43. interdict – prohibition; an order cocky boldness or disregard of others forbidding something to be done 44. palliation – reduction of violence; Chapter 20 moderation of the intensity of 63. unmitigated – not lessened; unrelieved 45. reconnaissance – a preliminary survey to 64. temerity – rashness; foolishness gain information 65. integrity – honesty; incorruptibility 46. undulate – to form or move in waves; fluctuate Chapter 22 47. propensities – natural inclinations; 66. cynical – critical and distrustful of human leanings nature and motives

Chapter 12 Chapter 23 48. altercation – a noisy or angry dispute; a 67. credibility – believability; plausibility quarrel 68. furtive – secretive; surreptitious 49. habiliments – style of dress characteristic 69. wryly – ironically humorous of an occupation or occasion; clothes 70. adamant – unyielding; inflexible 50. austere – stern and forbidding in 71. sordid – base; vile; filthy appearance and manner; somber; grave Chapter 24 Chapter 13 72. impertinence – insolence; rudeness 51. prerogative – an exclusive or special 73. bovine – of, relating to, or resembling the right, power, or privilege ox or cow 52. obliquely – indirectly; deviously; underhandedly Chapter 26 74. persecuted – harassed; made to suffer Chapter 14 because of one's beliefs 53. infallible – incapable of error; sure; certain Chapter 27 54. acquiescence – acceptance; assent 75. notoriety – the state of being widely and 55. sullen – gloomy; resentfully silent or unfavorably known repressed; dismal 76. stealthily – secretively; slyly 56. futility – fruitlessness; uselessness Chapter 28 Chapter 15 77. irascible – marked by hot temper and 57. venerable – respected or admired easily provoked to anger; touchy; cranky

Chapter 16 Chapter 29 58. formidable – causing fear, dread, or 78. garishly – glaringly; flashily; gaudily apprehension, awe-inspiring Chapter 30 Chapter 17 79. stolidly – unemotionally 59. acrimonious – biting or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or Chapter 31 manner 80. apprehensive – fearful; filled with anxiety 60. haughty – disdainfully proud; arrogant

Chapter 18 61. mollified – appeased; assuaged