To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab

To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab

<p>To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab </p><p>1. Aberrations: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome 2. Abominable: obnoxious 3. Acquiescence: agreement or consent 4. Acrimonious: caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, 5. Adamant: too hard to cut, break, or pierce. 6. Akimbo: with hand on hip and arms out 7. Amiable: polite 8. Apoplectic: overcome with anger 9. Ascertaining: find (something) out for certain 10. Assuaged: lessened, or to calm down 11. Auspicious: favorable 12. Benign: easygoing 13. Cantankerous: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative 14. Changelings: a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy. 15. Cleaved: split or sever 16. Contemptuously: showing that someone is worseless 17. Contentious: causing or likely to cause an argument 18. Corroborating: to make more certain; confirm 19. Covey: a small flock of birds or describing young innocent first graders 20. Degeneration: the state or process of being or becoming degenerate; decline or 21. Denunciation: Public condemnation of someone or something 22. Deportment: a person's behavior or manners 23. Discernible: stands out 24. Discreet: choosing wisely with words with regard to privacy 25. Duress: under threat 26. Ecclesiastical: of or pertaining to the church or the clergy 27. Edification: the act of instructing 28. Erratically: not even or regular in pattern or movement 29. Ex Cathedra: from the seat of authority; with authority 30. Expunge: to erase 31. Feral: undomesticated, untamed 32. Fey: magical, other worldly. 33. Foray: to attack 34. Fractious: easily irritated 35. Gullet: throats 36. Illicitly: illegal 37. Impediment: An obstable, preventing progression 38. Impertinence: not a relevant quality or action 39. Impotent: powerless 40. Imprudent: showing care for the future 41. Inconspicuous: to be hidden 42. Ingenuous: (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting 43. Iniquities: immoral or grossly unfair behavior also sin 44. Innate: inborn, natural 45. Interdict: an authoritative prohibition or ban 46. Invective: insulting, abusive, or highly critical language 47. Irascible: easily provoked to anger; very irritable 48. Litigants: a person engaged in a lawsuit 49. Livid: informal furiously angry 50. Malignant: of a disease) very virulent or infectious. 51. Mollified: to soften in feeling or temper 52. Morbid: an unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects 53. Mortification: cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated 54. Myopic: unable to think clearly or sensibly, narrow-minded 55. Nebulous: vague or hazy 56. Notoriety: the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known 57. Obliquely: not straightforward 58. Obstreperous: noisy and difficult to control 59. Palliation: make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause 60. Pensive: thoughtful 61. Perpetrated: carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action) 62. Persevere: continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success 63. Philippic: a big lecture 64. Pinioned: the wing of a bird. 65. Placidly: peaceful 66. Predilection: a bias in favor for something 67. Prerogative: an exclusive right or privilege 68. Procured: obtain (something), esp. with care or effort 69. Profane: irreligious 70. Prowess: askill or expertise in a particular activity or field 71. Purloined: to commit theft; steal 72. Quelled: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force 73. Rankling: to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind 74. Reconnaissance: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic 75. Rectitude: correctness 76. Sojourn: a temporary stay 77. Speculations: a single instance or process of consideration 78. Spurious: not genuine or true 79. Squalid: oul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. 80. Stealthy: sneaky 81. Succinct: to the point 82. Tacit: a thing or action (not saying a lot) 83. Taciturn: saying little 84. Tactful: a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situation 85. Terse: an abrupt statement 86. Umbrage: offense or annoyance 87. Undulate: move with a smooth wavelike 88. Vaneer: a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying, it also describes a mask covering someone or something wood. 89. Vapid: easygoing or boring 90. Venerable: respectable 91. Venue: the place of a crime 92. Vetted: to check for accuracy, validity 93. Vexations: the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or 94. Wallowing: indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation) 95. altercation: a noisy disagreement 96. caste: any class or group sharing common cultural features 97. contraband: anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported 98. curtness: to be short 99. demurred: to make objection 100. formidable: causing fear 101. fortitude: mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty 102. habilements: clothing 103. infallible: perfect and flawless 104. obscure: not clear and ambiguous 105. qualm: an uneasy feeling or doubt 106. resignation: the act of resigning 107. reverent: deeply respectful 108. warily: be on one's guard against danger</p>

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