To Kill a Mockingbird
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
assuage | to calm or soothe; to ease or relieve |
ingenuous | openly and bluntly straightforward; frankly honest |
succinct | concise; marked by precision with no wasted words |
tacit | expressed without words or speech; implied |
pinioned | trapped, physically restrained, confined, held down |
malevolent | exhibiting or having ill will or malice; malicious |
invective | insulting or abusive language |
elucidate | to give a clarifying explanation; to make clear |
ruefully | regretfully |
stolid | showing no emotion or feeling; expressionless |
condescend | to lower oneself down to the level of another who is considered less important |
undulate | to form or move waves |
complacent | unconcerned; content |
sordid | wretched, filthly, squalid, morally degraded |
raling | describing a raspy cough or an ill respiratory sound |
evasion | the act of avoiding |
cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
mollify | to calm or soothe; to ease or relieve |
impertinence | a bold statement/action, which is irrelevant to the subject at hand |
edification | intellectual or moral improvement; enlightenment |
chameleon | a changeable person |
altercation | a noisy, heated and angry dispute |
impudent | bratty; offensively bold; rude; insolent |
demise | death |
rectitude | strength of character; good moral judgment, behavior |
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