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PCS English10F
To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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vapid | offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging |
malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil or harm to another |
condescend | showing feelings of superiority |
entailment | restriction of property by limiting the inheritance to (example: Mr. Cunningham can't sell land for profit) |
contemptuous | scornful |
diction | the choice and use of word and phrases in speech or writing |
auspicious | favorable |
abominable | repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome |
arbitrate | decide between opposing or contending sides or parties |
tacit | understood or implied without being stated |
edification | the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually |
asinine | extremely foolish or stupid |
pilgrimage | a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion |
ascertain | to make sure of |
meditative | deep in thought |
caricature | a picture exaggerating features of person or thing |
treble | high voice |
gravitate | tend to move under the influence of gravitational force; natural attraction to |