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to kill a mockingbird
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| long, boring | tedious |
| a heated arguement, fight | altercation |
| causing fear or dread | formidable |
| a prior or exclusive right | prerogative |
| the strength to bear misfortune | fortitude |
| incapable of error | infallible |
| careful about what one says or does | discreet |
| uncultured, crude | uncouth |
| a festive occassion | gala |
| wealthy, rich | affluent |
| able to use both hands | ambidextrous |
| a close examination | scrutiny |
| expressing oneself clearly | articulate |
| to intimidate with harsh looks and talk | browbeating |
| intensely angry | wrathfully |
| After one ______, i burst into tears and fled to Calpurnia. | altercation |
| The Reverend took a long time unwindin' this morning, he's not usually so _______. | tedious |
| From any angle, it was _______. | formidable |
| She was never bored, and given the slightest chance she would exercise her royal ________. | prerogative |
| He traveled with the show all over Mississippi until his _______ sense of direction told him he was in Abbott County. | infallible |
| He bore with _______ her lectures. | fortitude |
| We ran to the Tyndal's Hardware door - near enough, at the same time ________. | discreet |
| Atticus's mouth, even, was half-open, an attitude he had once described as ________. | uncouth |
| It was a ________ occassion. | gala |
| The more ________ chased their food with drugstore Coca-Cola in bulb-shaped soda glasses. | affluent |
| The jury, thinking themselves under close _______ paid attention. | scrutiny |
| About your writing with your left hand, are you _________? | ambidextrous |
| Mayella sniffed _________ and looked at Atticus. | wrathfully |
| Atticus was _________ the witness. | browbeating |
| Suddenly Mayella became __________. | articulate |