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Mocking-Bird Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| candid | (adj.): open and honest |
| expunge | (vb.): remove completely |
| impudent | (adj.): disrespectful; bold; sassy |
| subtlety | (n.): delicacy |
| acrimonious | (adj.): sarcastic; bitter; nasty |
| complacently | (adv.): in a self-satisfied way |
| congenital | (adj.): a congenital condition is one that is in existence at birth. For example, if a child is born with a weak heart, that weakness in congenital; as opposed to someone who may acquire the condition later in life. |
| corrugated | (adj.): formed by a series of alternating ridges and grooves |
| dogged | (adj.): stubborn determination |
| genially | (adv.): in a friendly manner |
| infinite | (adj.): endless |
| quelling | (vb.): quieting; calming |
| tenet | (n.) a principle or belief generally held to be true |
| chiffarobe | (n.): a large cabinet with drawers and a place for hanging clothes. |
| mollified | (adj.): soothed; calmed |
| tedious | (adj.): boring; tiresome |
| corrupting | (vb.): To corrupt someone is to bring that person down to a lower moral level. |
| indicted | (vb.): formally accused; charged |
| iota | (n.): a very small amount |
| perpetrated | (vb.): committed |
| temerity | (n.): foolish or rash boldness |
| acquit | (vb.): clear of a charge; find not guilty |