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L.A. Final (Vocab)
Tom Sawyer and To Kill A Mcokingbird
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abashed | feeling embarrassed or ashamed |
| acquiescence | passive agreement without protest |
| acrimonious | sharp or bitter in feeling, language, or manner |
| alacrity | eagerness; cheerful willingness |
| antagonize | to make an enemy; to oppose |
| assuage | to ease; to make less painful; to calm |
| begrudge | to envy the possession or enjoyment of |
| bliss | extreme happiness |
| cantankerous | contrary; disagreeable; quarrelsome |
| chaos | confusion |
| complacency | the state of being self-satisfied, especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| condescended | to come down voluntarily to the level of inferiors |
| disdain | to despise; to hate |
| dispelled | to drive off in various directions; disperse |
| eccentric | departing from the established norm, model, or rule |
| ecclesiastical | relating to a church |
| eloquent | able to express strong emotions |
| encumbered | to block to burden |
| entrusted | given over to another for care or protection |
| evasion | act of avoiding |
| extract | to pull out |
| fanatical | possessed or driven by excessive zeal |
| glean | to gather information bit by bit |
| inaudible | unable to be heard |
| inconspicuous | not readily noticeable |
| indigenous | native |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| infallible | unfailing; always correct |
| ingenious | clever |
| ingenuous | without sophistication; artless; innocent |
| irked | annoyed; bothered |
| magnanimous | courageous and noble |
| malevolent | exhibiting or having ill-will; malicious |
| melancholy | sad |
| mutual | shared by two or more people |
| oppressive | difficult to deal with |
| pallid | pale; lifeless |
| pauper | poor person |
| pensive | thoughtful |
| peril | danger |
| perplexed | confused |
| perplexity | the condition of being puzzled |
| persecuted | believed to be so but not yet proved |
| plausible | believable |
| precarious | dangerous |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| pursuits | hobbies or pastimes |
| quibbling | making petty distinctions or irrelevant observations |
| sear | to burn |
| sordid | filthy; foul |
| spurious | false; of a deceitful nature |
| stealthy | acting with caution and secrecy to avoid notice |
| subdued | calm, under control |
| subsequent | occuring later or after |
| tedious | boring |
| teetered | moved unsurely in a see-sawing motion |
| temerity | recklessness |
| tyranny | extreme harshness or severity; rigor |
| vain | conceited |
| wary | cautious; careful |
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mariadevoto
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