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MB Vocab Chs 28-31
Vocabulary from To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 28-31
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alleged | a claim that is made but has not been proved, a claim that is suspect or doubtful |
| blandly | in a mild way, smoothly, with no distinctive character |
| connive | to plot or conspire against someone |
| disengage | to free or detach oneself from something |
| entangled | to get deeply involved in something complicated |
| garish | loud and flashy |
| hock | the leg joint of a four-footed animal |
| instinctive | spontaneous and unthinking, "from the gut" |
| irascible | easily angered |
| lectern | a podium where a speaker stands |
| persevere | to remain focused on a task, to keep working on something |
| pinion | to restrain someone by binding his/her arms, to tie someone's arms to hold them back |
| rale | to make a rattling sound in the throat, "a death rattle" |
| rout | to defeat, to cause the enemy to retreat |
| smocking | decorative needlework (on a dress, for example) |
| squander | to waste, to spend money wastefully |
| teeming | full of, abounding in |
| trudge | to walk with heavy, slow steps |
| untrammeled | not confined or hindered, unrestrained, unlimited |
| venture | a risky or daring undertaking or journey, to set out on this kind of journey |