TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD VOCAB
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 impotent | powerless; lacking strength |
| tyrannical | marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior |
| eccentric | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) |
| malevolent | wishing or appearing to wish evil to others |
| morbid | caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology |
| nocturnal | belonging to or active during the night |
| indigenous | originating where it is found |
| iniquities | injustices |
| auspicious | promising, attended by favorable circumstances |
| benign | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence |
| benevolence | an act intending or showing kindness and good will |
| placid | free from disturbance |
| edification | uplifting enlightenment |
| wane | a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
| mortify | cause to feel shame |
| obscurely | mysteriously |
| altercation | noisy quarrel |
| formidable | extremely impressive in strength or excellence |
| succinct | briefly giving the gist of something |
| subtle | faint and difficult to analyze |
| affluent | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value |
| corroborating | supporting with evidence or authority |
| infinite | having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude |
| ambidextrious | able to use both hands equally well; very skillfull; deceitful, hypocritical |
| tedious | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
| acquit | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| furtive | marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
| vehement | marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions |
| squalid | foul and run-down and repulsive |
| recluse | withdrawn from society |
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