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to kill a mockingbird vocabbb

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assuaged   ease, relieve  
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detention   holding in custody  
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imprudent   lacking, discretion, incautious  
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profane   abusive, treat with contempt  
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pronouncement   delcaration  
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entailment   property limited to certain heirs, agreement  
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onslaught   fierce attack  
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irked   annoyed  
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refraining   restraining, to keep from doing something  
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melancholy   sad  
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tormention   torturing  
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bewilderment   confusion  
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whittles   carves  
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direst   worst  
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quelled   overcome, thoroughly  
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fanatical   obsessed  
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erraically   sporadically  
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vehemently   emphatically (force)  
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ruthless   unscrupulous  
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beholden   indebted, owing  
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elucidate   make clear  
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litigant   engaged in lawsuit  
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corroborate   confirm/give support  
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gleaned   extract (information) from various sources.  
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acrimonious   angry or bitter  
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volition   the faculty or power of using one's will.  
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temerity   excessive confidence or boldness  
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sordid   involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt  
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pinioned   tie or hold the arms or legs of (someone)  
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encumbered   restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.  
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aggregated   form or group into a class or cluster.  
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connived   secretly allow (something considered immoral, illegal, wrong, or harmful) to occur.  
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habiliments   clothing  
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mollify   appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).  
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contentious   causing or likely to cause an argument  
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persevere   continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.  
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succinct   briefly and clearly expressed.  
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acquiescent   ready to accept something without protest  
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feral   is an animal living in the wild but descended from domesticated individuals  
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stolid   calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.  
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