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TKM Vocab SP09-1
To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary List 1 - Spring 2009
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| repertoire | the list of dramas, operas, parts....etc which is prepared to perform |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| eccentric | considered by other people to be strange or unusual |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| spittoon | a bowl-shaped metal vessel into which tobacco chewers periodically spit |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| yonder | at some distance in the direction indicated,over there |
| shriek | to make a loud, sharp sound, often caused by surprise or fear |
| baffle | to frustrate a person by confusing |
| indigenous | belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else |
| frosting | a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies and the likes ; icing |
| adjoin | to lie next to or in contact with |
| auspicious | promising success |
| irk | to irritate or vex |
| nebulous | cloudy, fuggy or confusing |
| stroll | to walk in a leisurely or idle manner |