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Vocab. Chapters 3&4
Vocabulary from chapters three and four in To Kill a Mockingbird
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abominable | repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome |
| amiable | having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable |
| auspicious | promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable |
| contentious | tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome; causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy |
| dispensation | an act or instance of dispensing; distribution; something that is distributed or given out. |
| expansively | having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive |
| fractious | refractory or unruly; readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome |
| persevere | to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly |
| tranquility | quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity |
| tyranny | arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority |