To kill a mockingbird
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 beadle | parish officer |
| Malevolent | ill will |
| dispensation | exempt from rules |
| edification | moral improvement or guidance |
| condescended | lowering of ones self |
| repertoire | musical |
| predilection | to like something |
| cowlick | tuft of hair growing in a different direction |
| nebulous | indistinct |
| inquisitive | curious |
| domiciled | at home |
| contentious | controversy |
| erratic | not predictable |
| meditating | calm state |
| benign | gentle |
| synonyms | same meaning |
| tranquility | calm |
| benevolence | charitable |
| melencholy | depresed |
| iniquities | wickedness |
| nocturnal | active at night |
| Gothic | barbaric |
| vapid | dull; boring |
| monosyllabic | one syllable |
| collard | green vegetable |
| auspicious | favorable |
| magisterial | authoritative |
| probate | approval of will |
| diminutive | very small |
| indigenious | Native to a particular region |
| viscous | sticky; adhesive |
| caricature | comic exaggeration |
| confederate | soldier |
| undulate | rise an fall; ripple |
| malignant | harmfull |
| gravitate | to move foreward |
| palliation | ease without a cure |
| innate | inborn |
| meteorlogical | relating to the weather |
| perplexity | the state of being confused |
| commotion | noisy disturbace |
| deportment | to send |
| ingenuous | honest |
| lineament | outline of the face |
| ascertaining | determined |
| hookah | smoking pipe |
| trouseau | bridal collection |
| inordinate | disorderly |
| articulate | speak clearly |
| passé | out of style |
| essence | existance |
| morphodite | to change |
| apoplectic | furious |
| rudiment | not fully developed |
| puny | small |
| analogous | similarity |
| oppressive | to fear |
| mortify | shame |
| compensation | repay |
| congenial | friendly |
| resignation | to quit |
| habiliment | clothing |
| caste | social rank |
| corset | a tight fitting garmet worn to make a woman look slimmer |
| fey | magical |
| infallible | to never fail |
| myopic | short sided |
| uncouth | crude |
| preoccupation | occupy |
| ecclesiastic | related to the church |
| elusive | hard to find |
| prerogative | priveledge |
| placid | calm |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands equally well |
| tedious | boring |
| qualms | feeling of sickness |
| rotogravure | printing |
| inconsistant | irregular |
| contemptous | hate |
| acquisence | agreement |
| altercation | hetaed argument |
| speculate | to consider |
| appalling | shocking |
| obliquely | slanted |
| venerable | demanading respect |
| impedimenta | interfearance |
| elucidate | make clear |
| acrimonious | angry |
| impudent | disrespect |
| vehement | strong emotion |
| volition | choice |
| perpertrate | guilty |
| humidity | amount of moisture |
| scrutiny | inspect |
| integrity | ethical code |
| exodus | large number exiting |
| cynical | sarcastic |
| corroborative | to confirm |
| nuetrality | neutral |
| expunge | delete |
| browbeat | intimidate |
| acquital | judgement |
| irrelevent | not important |
| duress | threat |
| unmitigated | to not lessen |
| involuntary | against will |
| credibility | belivable |
| arid | dry |
| pilgrimage | journey |
| ex cathedra | with authority |
| contraband | illegal trade |
| yonder | distant |
| sibilant | hissing sound |
| perpetual | never ending |
| temerity | recklessness boldnes |
| instinctive | natural impulse |
| immaterial | irrelavant |
| conceive (of) | to imagine |
| mantlepiece | shelf above fireplace |
| ghoul | evil spirit |
| purloin | steal |
| muse | ponder |
| turmoil | extreem confusion |
| pinion | restrain by arms |
| divinity | God like |
| eccentricity | odd |
| dynamic | energetic |
| competent | able |
| mortification | humiliate |
| squander | spend |
| savor | enjoy |
| spurious | not genuine |
| garish | flashy |
| lichen | fungus |
| incantation | charmed |
| notoriety | ill fame |
| recluse | to withdraw |
| perforate | to pass through |
| ascertain | to find out |
| apprehension | anxious |
| remorse | guilt |
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