To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 13-15 Greco Class
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Caste System | class distinctions based on birth, wealth, etc. |
| Curtness | to be brief and short to the point of being rude |
| Devoid | completely without |
| Flighty | foolish, irresponsible |
| Irritable | easily annoyed |
| Mandrake Roots | often thought to have magical powers because it was thought that their shape resembled the human body, appears in many poems |
| Myopic | abnormal eye condition, often called nearsightedness |
| Obliquely | indirectly |
| Prerogative | exclusive right or privilege |
| Shinny | a slang term usually for whiskey or bourbon |
| Sluggish | lacking energy, lazy |
| Soberly | seriously |
| Tactful | say the right thing to a person without being offensive |
| Antagonize | oppose; make angry |
| Bushel | a unit of dry measure equal to 32 quarts |
| Erosion | a gradual wearing away |
| Infallible | never wrong |
| Manacles | handcuffs |
| Taut | tightly stretched |
| Acquiescence | agreement without protest |
| Affliction | in this case, a condition |
| Aggregation | group; gathering |
| Begrudge | to feel resentment or disapproval about the fact that they have something |
| Ecclesiastical | church-like |
| Facade | the front of a building; the part facing the street |
| Futility | feeling of being ineffective; uselessness, hopelessness |
| Impassive | showing no emotion |
| Linotype | a type setting machine used in publishing |
| Ominous | threatening; sinister |
| Stifle | hold back, suppress |
| Succinct | clear and brief |
| Uncouth | crude, unmannerly |
| Venerable | impressive on account of age or historic associations |
| Venue | the place where a jury is selected and case is tries. |
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