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TKAMB Vocab 5-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accosted "When we were on the sidewalk in front of Miss Maudie's Mr. Avery accosted us." | approached and demanded a conversation |
| Aloof - "But I kept aloof from their more foolhardy schemes for a while" | (adj.) withdrawn, standing apart from others |
| Analogous "Had I ever harbored the mystical notions about mountains that seem to obsess lawyers and judges Aunt Alexandra would have been analogous to Mount Everest: throughout my early life | Comparable |
| Befuddled - When Calpurnia tells Scout she missed her the girl is so befuddled that she doesn't know what to think. | Confused |
| Benign "she [Miss Maudie] was only another lady in the neighborhood but a relatively benign presence." | Harmless |
| Caricature "You can't go around making caricatures of the neighors." (Reference to snowman) | An exaggerated portrayal of one's features. A grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons and things. |
| Cordiality "a gesture of cordiality that cemented our friendship." | Sincere affection and kindness |
| Edification "Putting his life's history on display for the edification of he neighborhood." | Iintellectual, spiritual, or moral improvement |
| Idiom - "On the days he carried the watch Jem walked on eggs" is an example of | A phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase |
| Invective "He simply murmured "Her use of bathroom invective leaves nothing to the imagination." | An emotionally violet, verbal denuciation or attack using strong, abusive language. |
| Libel "You've perpetrated a near libel here in the front yard." | A written defamation of a person's character |
| Malignant - "[T]he chinaberry trees were malignant hovering | Deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
| Motif - gothic details - small town values | A theme that reoccurs in the story. |
| Obstreperous "It was obstreperous, disorderly and abusive." | Noisy and difficult to control |
| onomatopoeia -Listening to porch swings creaking" is an example of? | The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named |
| Perpetrated "You've perpetrated a near libel here in the front yard." | Carried out; commited |
| Personification - "When I went back they were folded across the fence...like they were expectin' me" is an example of | Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human. |
| Pilgrimage "Every Christmas we made our pilgrimage to Finch's Landing." | A journey to a holy site |
| Simile - "The shadow crisp as toast, moved across the porch toward Jem" is and example of? | A comparison using "like" or "as" |
| Tousled "Jem was standing beside Atticus groggy and tousled." | Made untidy or messy |
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