TKAM Vocab 10-17
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Erratically | He walked __________, as if his right legs were shorter than his left legs. He reminded me of a car stuck in a sand bed. |
| Alist | leaning to one side |
| Apoplectic | Once she heard Jem refer to our father as "Atticus" and her reaction was _________. |
| Rectitude | moral uprightness |
| Contemporaries | of the same age |
| Tirade | I was expecting a _______, but all she said was, "You may commence reading, Jeremy." |
| Undulate | I could see her tongue ________ family. |
| Viscous | in a semi-fluid state |
| Boded | indicated by signs |
| Habiliments | clothing |
| Ecclesiastical | having to do with the church |
| Innate | ...but his _______ courtesy won and he shifted his dime to his pocket. |
| Qualms | I did likewise with no _____. |
| Sluggish | slow to respond |
| Dispelled | ...but was ______ when we heard a car turn in the driveway. |
| Curtness | brief to the point of rudeness |
| Carnal | ...and said rape was ________ knowledge of a female by force without consent. |
| Reverent | worshipful |
| Perish | "I'm 'bout to _______," said Dill. |
| Sober | serious, calm |
| Venerable | well respected |
| Succinct | ...was the ________ answer. |
| Defiance | Mutual _______ made them alike. |
| Sullen | Gloomily and resentfully silent. |
| Encumbered | Dill was ________ by the chair and his pace was slower. |
| Profane | unholy |
| Fey | crazy |
| Sundry | assorted |
| Unobtrusive | not noticeable |
| Bantam | ...a little _______ cock of a man rose and strutted to the stand... |
| Congenital | ...no public health officer could free them from _________ defects... |
| Refuse | trash |
| Gleaning | picking over |
| Acrimonious | ...when debate became more ________ than professional... |
| Dictum | a set of rules |
| Smugly | in a self-satisfied way |
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