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PCS English10F
To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |