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wordly wise 6 and To Kill a Mockingbird vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anarchy | total absence of government, lack of order;total confusion |
| apprehend | to sieze;arrest, to grasp the meaning of; to understand |
| arraign | to bring before a court to face charges |
| asssimilate | to absorb into a population; to take in a part and absorb into the whole |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar |
| calamity | an event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster |
| conspire | to plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal, to join or act together |
| dissension | a difference of opinion; disagreement |
| elapse | to pass or slip by |
| imminent | about to happen; likely to occur in the very near future, |
| interrogate | to ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner |
| lionize | to treat as a celebrity |
| meticulous | extremely careful; attentive to small details |
| shackle | a ring or band put around the arm or leg to prevent free movement |
| swelter | to suffer from or to be overcome by great heat |
| auspicious | successful |
| arbitrated | judged or decided as a third party |
| begign | good, harmless |
| tacit | unspoken |
| pestilence | widespread usually fatal epidemic |
| benevolence | goodness, kindness |
| inquisitive | curious, wanting knowledge |
| edification | enlightenment, enhance knowledge |
| condescended | to deal with others as if one is superior. do descend to a lower level than oneself |
| indigenous | naturally occurring in an area |
| cunning | skill in deception, guile |
| wallowing | to roll oneself in, be surrounded or overwhelmed by |
| illicitly | in a manner that is unacceptable by custom or law |
| dispensation | the act of distributing |
| contemptuous | in a hateful manner |
| diminutive | very small |
| begrudge | to envy the posession or enjoyment of another |
| concession | an aknowlegdement or admission |
| learned | one who is educated |
| discernable | able to be seen or sensed |
| aberration | deviation from what is right, true or normal |
| libel | any written or printed material that unjustly injures a person's reputation |
| tuchous | overly sensitive |
| accosted | to approach and speak to in an agressive manner |
| altercation | an angry or heated argument or quarrel |
| boded | an omen of, a sign of something that is to come |
| indignantly | an angry manner due to feelings |
| haughty | having great pride in oneself and contempt for others, arrogant |
| garish | gaudy, showy |
| innate | inborn, natural |
| acrimonious | bitterness or harshness in manner or speech |
| quelling | to subdue, to quiet or to put out |
| tenet | a principle, doctrine, or belief held as truth |
| eludicate | to make something clear, explain |
| unobtrusive | not to force oneself on others, inconspicuous |
| convened | to assemble for a meeting |
| fluctuation | marked by irregular changes |
| congenital | existing at birth |
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horseybop
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