| Term | Definition |
|---|
| assuaged | to lessen or to calm |
| impotent | powerless |
| taciturn | almost always silent |
| ambled | to walk at a slow, leisurely pace |
| malevolent | evil |
| condescended | to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity |
| indigenous | belonging to a particular region or country, native |
| seceded | to break away |
| cunning | attractive or cute |
| sojourn | a brief visit |
| onslaught | a violent attack |
| contemptuous | to have the feeling that someone or something is beneath you; that it or they are worthless |
| contentious | always ready to argue or fight |
| diminutive | smaller than ordinary |
| gravely | seriously |
| discernible | understandable |
| auspicious | favorable |
| melancholy | sad and gloomy |
| benign | kind and gentle |
| tacit | An agreement, or, in this case, a "treaty" that is tacit is one that has been silently agreed upon |
| chameleon | tree-dwelling lizards that have the unusual ability to change the color of their skin in order to blend into their surroundings |
| benevolence | in this case, a generous or thoughtful gift |
| morbid | gruesome; horrible |
| rigid | stiff |
| dismemberment | the act of tearing or cutting a person's limbs (arms and legs) off |
| malignant | dangerous; evil |
| waning | becoming less bright, intense, or strong |
| cleaved | stuck |
| palate | the roof of one's mouth |
| vigil | a watch |
| meditative | to reflect upon something, or think about it |
| aberrations | deviation, or a moving away from, something that is normal, changes |
| morphodite | Scout has misheard Miss Maudie, who would actually have said the word hermaphrodite. Technically, a hermaphrodite is an animal or plant that has both female and male reproductive organs |
| quelled | to overwhelm something until it is powerless |
| cordial | warm and friendly |
| inordinately | too great or too many |
| compensation | to pay for something or to make up for something |
| wary | to be cautious on your guard against something |
| nocturnal | nightly |
| deportment | behavior |
| feeble | weak; frail |
| rudiments | principles; elements; subjects to be learned |
| tartly | sharply |
| erratically | strangely; differently than normal |
| gingerly | carefully; cautiously |
| decreed | an official order |
| arbor | an outdoor area shaded by trees or, in this case, scuppernong vines on a lattice |
| rectitude | uprightness of character |
| undulate | to move in waves or in a wavy manner |
| viscous | sticky |
| appalling | shocking; horrifying |
| contemptuously | to treat that person as if he or she is unworthy or beneath one's dignity |
| garish | showy, very bright or gaudy |
| tactful | to be able to say the right thing to a person without being offensive |
| irritable | easily annoyed |
| flighty | foolish; irresponsible |
| obliquely | indirectly |
| devoid | completely without |
| taut | tightly stretched |
| antagonize | oppose; make angry |
| manacles | handcuffs |
| infallible | never wrong |
| begrudge | to feel resentment or disapproval about the fact that they have something |
| venue | the place where a jury is selected and a case is tried |
| ominous | threatening; sinister |
| affliction | in this case, a condition |
| succinct | clear and brief |
| affirmed | firmly declared or stated |
| akimbo | hands on hips and elbows bent outward |
| elucidate | explain |
| dispel | drive away |
| sundry | various |
| skewed | turned |
| edge | sharpness |
| prosperity | good fortune; wealth |
| sulky | moody and quiet |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands with equal ease |
| arid | dry; without expression |
| wrathfully | angrily |
| tedious | boring; tiresome |
| volition | will |
| subtlety | delicacy |
| unimpaired | unhurt; undamaged |
| expunge | remove completely |
| impudent | disrespectful; bold; sassy |
| corrupting | to bring that person down to a lower moral level |
| discreet | carefully phrased; cautious |
| detachment | the state of being disinterested or unemotional |
| minute | exact; precise |
| pauper | an extremely poor person |
| acquit | clear of a charge; find not guilty |
| indignant | angry |
| exhilarated | cheerful, merry |
| cynical | someone who often belittles or makes fun of someone else |
| feral | wild; savage |
| ruefully | regretfully |
| heathen | unenlightened; without religion or morals |
| dry | clever but subtle |
| wryly | humorously; slightly sarcastic |
| furtive | sneaky |
| vehement | full of emotion and strong feeling |
| infantile | childish |
| wary | cautious |
| squalid | miserable; wretched |
| devout | devoted to religion |
| bovine | cow-like |
| brevity | shortness |
| scowling | making a facial expression caused by scrunching up one's forehead and brow |
| remorse | a feeling of regret and guilt |
| recluse | someone who stays away from society and the company of others |
| spurious | outwardly resembles something but does not have the genuine qualities of that thing |
| industry | work, especially on a steady basis |
| notoriety | fame |
| florid | very flowery in style; elegant |
| nondescript | dull; with no special or interesting qualities |
| eccentricities | odd behavior |
| pinioned | confined; held down |
| staccato | distinct; sharp and crisp |
| reprimand | scold |
| blandly | smoothly; without excitement |
| connived | secretly cooperated or agreed to |
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