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to kill a mocking bird vocab ch 12-end

Terms in this set (42)

remote
distant; far removed
diligently
carefully; with steady effort
habiliments
clothing
frivolous
silly; giddy
indignantly
with anger or scorn
haughty
showing pride in oneself and contempt and scorn for others
ethics
standards of conduct and moral judgment
forthright
direct; straightforward
denunciation
condemnation; accusation against
austere
dry; harsh; sever; stern
lapses
a moral slip; a falling away from a moral standard
tedious
long, tiresome, monotonous
tactful
skillful in dealing with people; knowing the right thing to say without offending people
formidable
impressive; awe inspiring
extract
to draw out; to pull out; to illicit
prerogative
a privilege due to class or rank;
obliquely
indirectly
myopic
without clear vision
elusive
hard to grasp; tending to escape
indulged
spoiled; given in to desires
antagonize
to struggle against; to oppose or counteract
ominous
threatening; of an evil omen
oblivious
forgetful; lacking conscious awareness
succinct
clearly expressed; concise; terse
acquiescence
agreement without protest
aggregation
crowd; assemblage or group
uncouth
crude; unrefined
elucidate
to clarify; to make clear
acrimonious
with a bitter tone in language
furtive
shifty; secretive
irrelevant
having no application or effect in circumstance
adamant
firm; unyielding
vehement
with intense emotion, passion, or conviction
inevitable
incapable of being prevented or avoided
squalid
filthy; morally repulsive
impertinence
irreverence; using bad manners
sibilant
hissing
bovine
cow like
drone
monotonous tone
pinioned
restrained; immobilized
raling
rattling respiratory sound
connived
consented; cooperated
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