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Mockingbird 16-19
vocab words from chapters 16-19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | better, stinging or caustic in nature or speech |
| corroborating | making more certain; double checking; conspiring |
| countenance | appearance;face |
| frank | direct and unreserved in speech |
| grudge | a feeling of resentment of ill will |
| gullet | the esophagus; throat |
| lurched | staggered; stumbled |
| profane | hold contempt for, usually toward God or sacred principles |
| scruntiny | a thorough searching; a close examination or inquiry |
| subpoena | a summons for witnesses or evidence before a court |
| acquainted | familiar; having personal knowledge of |
| brash | tactless; bold |
| browbeating | intimidating; bullying |
| expunge | strike out erae |
| lavations | washings; the process of bathing |
| pilgrimage | a journey or long quest for knowledge or religious reasons |
| predicament | an unpleasant situation |
| proceedings | a particular course of action |
| volition | the act of making a conscious decision |
| wrathfully | with great anger, hatred or ill will |