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TKM Vocab
To killl a mocking bird vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contenious | Causing or likely to start an argument [Controversial] |
| Tentative | Not certain or fixed [Unconfirmed] |
| Dictum | A formal pronouncement from an affirmed source [Decree] |
| Taciturn | (of a person) Reserved or uncommunicative in speech [Secretive] |
| Quaint | Attractively old fashioned or unusual |
| Malovent | Having or showing an evil wish on others [Hostile] |
| Predilection | A preference or liking to something [Liking] |
| Domicile | The country the someone treats as their permanent home or lives in [Home place] |
| Profane | (relating to a person that is not respectful or their behavior) Not respectful of orthodox religious practice [Ungodly] |
| Diminutive | Extremely or unusually small [Tiny] |
| Fractious | (Typically of children) Irritable or quarrelsome [Grumpy] |
| Disaprobation | Strong disapproval; usually on moral grounds |
| Furtive | Attempting to avoid notice or attention [Secretive] |
| Impudent | Not Showing due respect for another person [Cocky] |
| Benevolence | Disposition to do good |
| Irascible | Having or showing the tendency to be easily angered [Edgy] |
| Caricature | A picture,description, or imitation in which a person or things features are exaggerated to create a comical effect |
| Inordinate | Unusually or disproportionately large [Excessive] |
| Ingenious | (of a person) Clever, original, or invintive |
| Innate | Inborn [Natural] |
| Guileless | Innocent and with out deception [naive] |
| Fanatic | A person with excessive and single minded zeal extremeist |
| Piety | The quality of being religious or revrent |
| Rudiments | The first principals of a person |
| Articulate | (Of a person or a persons words) Showing the ability to speak fluently or |
| Melancholy | A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious sense |
| Palliate | Make (A disease or its symptoms)less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause |
| Rectitude | Morally correct or right [Righteousness |