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TKM Vocabulary
Vocabulary from To Kill a Mockingbird
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| assuage | to relieve; to lessen (as in pain, distress); to calm (as in passion or anger) |
| taciturn | almost always silent; not liking to talk; uncommunicative |
| vapid | tasteless, flavourless; flat, uninteresting, lifeless, dull, boring [as in ___ talk] |
| predilection | a preconceived liking or preference |
| nebulous | (1) unclear; vague; indefinite (2) like a nebula, cloudy or misty |
| condescension | the treatment of others as inferior; the treatment of others in a proud or haughty way |
| auspicious | boding well for the future; favored by fortune; favorable |
| pestilence | an infectious disease of epidemic proportion |
| edification | an instruction to improve or enlighten, especially in a moral or spiritual sense |
| ascertain | to find out for sure |
| aberration | a deviation from what is normal or typical; something which is not right or true or correct |
| Philippic | any bitter verbal attack |
| umbrage | an offense or resentment [to take ___ at a remark] |
| rectitude | strict honesty; uprightness of character; correct moral conduct |
| interdict | (1) to prohibit or forbid with authority; to restrain from doing or using something (2) an official restraint |
| palliation | an eased condition; a condition made less serious without actually curing it |
| cantankerous | bad-tempered; quarrelsome |
| contentious | always ready to argue; likely to provoke controversy; belligerent |
| persevere | to continue in spite of difficulty |
| succinct | briefly stated |
| encumber | to hold back the motion of; to hinder; to weigh down with a burden |
| elucidate | to explain |
| connivance | a passive cooperation as by consent or pretended ignorance to wrongdoing |
| litigant | a person involved in a lawsuit |
| corroborate | to confirm or support |
| glean | to collect or find out bit by bit so as to collect certain information; to collect leftover grain from a harvested field |
| acrimonious | bitter or biting in temper, manner, or speech |
| mollify | to soothe; to pacify; to appease |
| volition | the will; the act of using the will in deciding what to do |
| temerity | foolish or rash boldness; recklessness |
| feral | untamed, wild; savage; fierce |
| stolid | having or showing little or no emotion or sensitivity; unemotional |
| aquainted | (v. or adj.) to become familiar with; to be informed |
| scuppernong | (n.) a large yellowish-green plum flavoured grape |
| seldom | (adv.) not often; rarely |
| camellia | (n.) a flower with glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, or red petals |
| recluse | (n.) withdrawn from the world |
| iota | (n.) small piece |
| unrouged | (adj.) a woman without blush |
| prospect | (n.) unexpeced event |
| tranquility | (n.) pleasantly calm, quiet, or peaceful |
| donned | (v.) to put on or dress in |
| malevolent | (adj.) wishing evil |
| pauper | (n.) a poor person |
| venue | (n.) a scene of crime |
| quivered | (v.) to shiver with emotions or fear |
| incurable | (adj.) not able to heal |
| kin | (n.) a person's relatives |
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