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To kill a mockingbir
ch 1-2, 9-13, 25-27
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inordinately | to great or too many, not within proper or reasonable limits |
| Ingenuous | simple, innocent |
| Analogous | similar, comparable |
| Guilelessness | plain, open honesty, with out any tricks |
| Trousseau | all the new clothes a bride brings to her marriage |
| Ambrosia | a dessert made up of a mixture of fruit, nuts and coconut |
| Obstreperous | noisy, unruly |
| Invective | abusive terms, curses, insults, cuss words |
| Articulate | able to speak and express oneself, speaking clearly |
| Passé | old fashioned |
| Umbrage | offense-annoyance, displeasure |
| Rectitude | uprightness of character |
| Interdict | prohibition, restraint, forbidding |
| Palliation | less sever, less serious |
| Reconnaissance | inspection, examination, observation |
| Cantankerous | disagreeable, to deal with, contenous |
| Altercation | heated or angry dispute, noisy argument |
| Habiliments | outfits, clothing |
| Rotogravure | process of printing pictures, often photographs of picture |
| Ecclesiastical | relating to a church or the clergy |
| Austere | stern and severe |
| Prerogative | exclusive right or privilege |
| Obliquely | indirectly |
| Alleged | doubtful, suspect,supposed |
| Taciturn | almost always silient |
| Vapid | dull, without spirit or liveliness |
| Repertoire | special skills a person has, valid; boring or uninteresting |
| Malevolent | evil |
| Culprit | a person guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault |
| Predilection | preference or preferred way of doing something |
| Flivver | an automobile,small and inexpensive |
| Foray | you go somewhere or do something that is unusual |
| Condescended | to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity |
| Illicity | unauthorized or improper |
| Indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country |
| Entailment | a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property |
| Smilax | a bright green twinning vine, holiday decoration |
| Vexations | something that causes annoyance problems |
| Persecuted | to purse with harassing or oppressive treatment |
| Notoriety | fame |
| Stealthily | |
| Purloined | to take with dishonesty, to steal |
| vehemently | marked by great energy or extertion |
| guff | bodly rude or disrespectful talk |