click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
TKAM Vocab #2
To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab Set #2.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ascertain | (v.) to make certain, exact, or precise |
| viscous | (adj.) sticky; thick; adhesive |
| rudiment | (n.) a basic principle, step, or element; a fundamental skill |
| essence | (n.) the individual, real, or ultimate nature of a thing |
| ingenuous | (adj.) candid; frank; free from reserve |
| analogous | (adj.) resembling or comparable in certain aspects |
| impudent | (adj) lacking modesty; marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others |
| temerity | (n) unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition; rashness; recklessness |
| perpetuate | (v) to bring about or carry out (as a crime or deception); (perpetrator = noun) |
| duress | (n) forcible restraint or restriction |
| corroborate | (v) to support with evidence or authority; make more certain; confirm |
| cynical | (adj) contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives |
| browbeat | (v) to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech; bully |
| contraband | (n) goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden |
| expunge | (v) to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| exodus | (n) a mass departure |
| vehement | (adj) intensely emotional; deeply felt |
| garish | (adj) clothed in vivid colors; excessively vivid; flashy |
| spurious | (adj) of illegitimate birth; of falsified origin; counterfeit |
| turmoil | (n) a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |