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vocabulary
to kill a mockingbird
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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