To Kill A Mockingbird 25-31 vocabuary
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kratos-of-war on March 25, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apprehension | painful expectation |
| garish | tastelessly gaudy |
| incantation | magical words |
| lichen | fungi and moss |
| muse | ponder, reflect |
| notoriety | infamy |
| perforate | punch holes, pierce |
| pinion | restraint |
| purloin | steal |
| recluse | hermit, loner |
| spurious | fake, counterfeit |
| squander | waste |
| acquittal | release from blame |
| arid | dry, dull |
| browbeat | bully; intimidate |
| contraband | smuggled goods |
| corroborative | to confirm |
| distaff | female |
| duress | compulsory force or threat |
| ex cathedra | with authority |
| exodus | mass departure |
| expunge | erase, destroy |
| immaterial | unimportant |
| impudent | rude, disrespectful |
| perpetrate | to commit |
| pilgrimage | journey |
| sibilant | hissing |
| temerity | boldness |
| unmitigated | absolute |
| vehement | passionate, energetic |
| volition | the act of making a choice |
| yonder | over there |
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