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vocabulary
to kill a mockingbird
Question | Answer |
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assuaged | relieved |
dictum | statment |
taciturn | reserved |
unsullied | unspoiled |
vapid | bland |
malevolent | wicked |
predilection | preference |
nebulous | vague |
indigenous | native |
sojourn | brief stay |
iniquities | sins |
contentious | argumentative |
monosyllabic | clipped |
fractious | irritable |
disapprobation | disfavor |
altercation | argument |
impedimenta | equipment |
penitentiary | regretful |
acquiescence | consent |
diligently | industriously |
denunciation | condemning |
resilient | flexible |
impassive | expressionless |
habiliments | clothing |
prerogative | entitlement |
ecclesiastical | priestly |
rotogravure | a printing system |
myopic | short-sighted |
succinct | concise |
akimbo | a posture of limbs |
acrimonious | angry and bitter |
lavations | washes |
contraband | illegal goods |
elucidate | explain |
quelling | silencing |
mollified | reduce anger or anxiety |
unmitigated | absolute |
unobtrusive | not attracting attention |
tenet | a belief |
volition | the power of one's will |
temerity | boldness |
congenital | a physical abnormality from birth |
ambidextrous | able to use both hands |
iota | a extremely small amount |
caliber | the quality of one's character |
auspicious | favorable |
cordiality | warm and pleasant |
edification | the instruction or improvement of a person |
embalming | to preserve, give pleasant fragrance to |
abominable | bad or unpleasant |
benevolence | kindness |
ramshackle | in state of severe disrepair |
aberrations | abnormalities |
magisterial | having authority |
inquisitive | curious |
malignant | malevolent |
meteorological | relating to the atmosphere |
pestilence | a fatal desease |
asinine | foolish |
pilgrimage | a journey |
lineaments | distinctive features |
guilelessness | innocence |
mausoleum | a large building |
interdict | a probation |
ingenuous | innocent |
deportment | a person's behavior |
erratically | irregular |
palliation | moderate, less severe |
changelings | a child believed to be substituted by fairies |
obstreperous | noisy, uncontrollable |
apoplectic | overcome with anger |
undulate | to go with up and down motion |
analogous | comparable in certain respects |
invective | insulting language |
rectitude | morally correct behavior |
propensities | an inclination to behave in a certain way |
feral | wild |
vehement | showing strong feeling |
largo | dignified |
undelectable | gross |
fatalistic | having fatal future |
sordid | involving ignoble actions and motives |
replenishing | refilling |
demise | the end or failure |
adamant | without persuasion |
wrathfully | Angrily |
sibilant | hiss |
spurious | false |
stolidly | calmly, with little emotion |
duress | under threat |
brevity | short |
enunciated | pronounced clearly |
annals | records |
purloined | stolen |
ascertain | to find that something is certain |
untrammeled | having freedom |
florid | elaborate |
contraption | a device that appears complicated |
primeval | instinctive |
perforated | with holes |
carcass | a dead body |
irascible | easily angered |
pinioned | to hold or bind |
connived | Secretly conspire |
burgle | to illegally steal |
lectern | silent |
staccato | sharp sounds |