To Kill Mockingbird Vocab
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 assuage (V) | to make milder or less severe |
| talcum (N) | type of baby powder |
| apothecary (n) | local drug store/pharmacy |
| dictum (N) | a noteworthy statement |
| human chattle (N) | human slaves |
| acrimony (n) | bitter or sharp hatred toward a person |
| auspicious (ADJ) | promising or favorable success |
| my junior (PHR) | younger than... |
| my senior (PHR) | older than... |
| passe (ADJ) | old fashioned or out of style |
| vexation | feeling of annoyance |
| spittoon (N) | bucket used for spit |
| nebulous (ADJ) | cloudy; vague |
| wallowing (V) | laying or rolling in |
| condescend (V) | to act superior; look down upon |
| tyrannical (ADJ) | behaving like a tyrant |
| gouge (n) | dig out |
| illicitly (ADJ) | illegal |
| malevolent (ADJ) | vicious |
| lattice (N) | fence or gate with flowers |
| cowlick (N) | piece of hair that grow in a direction different from the hair |
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