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TKAM Class Cards
To Kill A Mockingbird
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| passé | old-fashioned |
| melancholy | Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom |
| Umbrage | Offense |
| palliation | lessen the pain, or, in this case, fear and anxiety |
| inaudible | impossible to hear |
| tirade | a long angry speech |
| undulate | to move in waves or in a wavy manner |
| Devoid | Completely lacking; destitute or empty |
| contentious | always ready to argue |
| haughty | showing arrogant superiority |
| qualms | disturbed, uneasy feelings |
| formidable | arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
| prerogative | exclusive right or privilege |
| elusive | tending to avoid capture |
| obscure | not clearly understood or expressed |
| pensive | melancholy thoughtfulness |
| infallible | never wrong |
| fortitude | strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage |
| stifle | hold back; suppress |
| venerable | impressive on account of age or historic associations |
| façade | the front of a building; the part facing the street |
| ecclesiastical | church-like |
| succinct | clear and brief |
| acquiescence | agreement without protest |
| uncouth | crude, unmannerly |
| impassive | showing no emotion |
| elucidate | explain |
| affluent | well-off financially |
| amiable | friendly and agreeable |
| litigants | a party engaged in a lawsuit |
| corroborating | To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain |
| congenital | condition is that one is in existence at birth. |
| acrimonious | sarcastic; bitter; nasty |
| tenet | a principle or belief generally held to be true |
| mollified | soothed; calmed |
| perpetual | everlasting; continuous |
| riled | angry |
| tedious | boring; tiresome |
| expunge | remove completely |
| candid | open and honest |
| impudent | disrespectful; bold; sassy |
| unmitigated | out-and-out absolute |
| temerity | foolish or rash boldness |
| acquit | clear of a charge; find not guilty |
| tacit | Implied by or inferred from actions or statements |
| bleakly | without hope |
| feral | wild; savage |
| ruefully | regretfully |
| assuaged | is to lessen or to calm |
| piety | devotion to religious duties and practices |
| impotent | powerless |
| taciturn | almost always silent |
| unsullied | basically untouched or unused |
| malevolent | evil |
| predilection | preference, or a preferred way of doing something |
| domiciled | a house or a place where a person lives |
| nebulous | vague and hazy |
| foray | you go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not normal for you |
| condesend | to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity |
| indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country |
| cunning | |
| assuaged | is to lessen or to calm |
| piety | devotion to religious duties and practices |
| impotent | powerless |
| taciturn | almost always silent |
| unsullied | basically untouched or unused |
| malevolent | evil |
| predilection | preference, or a preferred way of doing something |
| domiciled | a house or a place where a person lives |
| nebulous | vague and hazy |
| foray | you go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not normal for you |
| condesend | to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity |
| indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country |
| indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country |
| assuaged | is to lessen or to calm |
| piety | devotion to religious duties and practices |
| impotent | powerless |
| taciturn | almost always silent |
| unsullied | basically untouched or unused |
| malevolent | evil |
| predilection | preference, or a preferred way of doing something |
| domiciled | a house or a place where a person lives |
| nebulous | vague and hazy |
| foray | you go somewhere or do something that is unusual or not normal for you |
| condesend | to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity |
| indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country |
| cunning | attractive or cute |
| wallowing | to indulge in something |
| mortification | feeling of shame or the loss of self respect |
| sojourn | a brief visit |
| onslaught | a violent attack |
| dispensation | a release from an obligation or promise |
| irked | to be annoyed |
| erratic | irregular |
| iniquities | Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness |
| contentious | always ready to argue or fight |
| fraught | filled with |
| auspicious | favorable |
| abominable | detestable; loathsome; terrible |
| arbitrated | to judge or decide |
| melancholy | sad and gloomy |
| aloof | distant physically or emotionally |
| foolhardy | unwisely bold or venturesome |
| tacit | one that has been silently agreed upon |
| morbid | gruesome; horrible |
| placidly | calmly; quietly |
| prowess | superior ability or skill |
| ramshackle | loose or rickety; about to fall apart |
| malignant | dangerous; evil; cancerous |
| waning | becoming less bright, intense, or strong |
| unfathomable | something that can not be understood |
| procure | to get by special effort; obtain or acquire |
| perpetrated | carried out; committed |
| libel | harm someone's reputation |
| direst | warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences |
| cordial | warm and friendly |
| vain | Excessively proud of one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited. |
| deportment | behavior; conduct |
| tarried | delayed; waited |
| obstreperous | noisy and unruly |
| inconspicuous | to not attract attention |
| jubilantly | joyfully |
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