To Kill A Mockingbird

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alleged
accused but not proven; supposed, so-called
taciturn
almost always silent
vapid
boring or uninterested
repertoire
all the special skills a person has
malevolent
evil
predilection
a preference, or a perfered way of doing something
flivver
1925 Ford Model T
foray
going somewhere or doing something that is unusual or not normal
condescended
to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity
illicitly
unallowable or improper
indigenousbelonging to a particular region or countryentailmenta legal situation regarding the use of inherited propertysmilaxa bright green twinning vine, often used for holiday decorationsvexationssomething that causes annoyance or problemscootiea slang term for a head lusecontemptuoushaving the feeling that someone or something is beneath you; that it or they are worthlesscontentiousalways ready to argue or fightfractiousmean or crossdisapprobationdisapprovalauspiciousfavorablesuppernongssweet table grape, grown chiefly in the Southern U.S.arbitrateto judge or decide inmortifyingto cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliategothiccrude or mysterioustacitan agreement or treaty that is this is one that has been silently agreed uponasininestupid; sillyramshackleloose or rickety; about to fall apartdesolatedeserted, devoid of inhabitantsascertainto discoverunfathomablesomething that can not be understoodaberrationsa moving away from something that is normalperpetratedcarried out; committed(her)morphoditean animal or plant that has both female and male reproductive organsadjacentnear or closeperplexitythe state of being puzzled; confused, or complicatedinordinatelytoo great or too manyingenoussimple; innocentanalogoussimilar; comparablewarycautious on your guard against somethingguilelessnessto have none of a craftiness in dealing with othertrousseauall the new clothes a bride brings to her marriageambrosiaa dessert made up of a mixture of fruits, nuts, and coconut(on) tenterhooksin a state of uneasiness, suspense, or anxietyobstreperousnoisy and unrulyinvectiveabusive terms, curses, insults, and/or cuss wordsvehementlyintensely, stronglyarticulateable ot speak and express oneselfpasseold fashionedmelancholysadness, depressionpremisea proposition from wich a conclusion is drawnumbrageoffenserectitudeuprightness of characterguffinsolent talk (talking back)interdictprohibition; restraintpalliationlessening of pain, fear, anxiety, of something without actually making it go awayreconnaissanceexaminationundulateto move in waves or in a wavy mannerpropensitiesinclinations or tendenciescantankerousdisagreeablealtercationa vehement quarrelhabilimentsoutfits; clothingrotogravure printa process of printing pictures; often photographs of pictures; commonly found in newspapersecclesiasticalrealting to a churchausterestern and severeperorogativeexclusive right or privilegeobliquelyindirectlyinfalliablenever wrongacquiesecenceagreement without protestsullengloomy; sulky; slowfutilityfeeling of being ineffective; uselessness; hopelessnessvenerabbleimpressive on account of age or historic associationsformidableimpressiveconnivancehaving knowledge and giving consent of an illegal act by anothercorroborating evidencehelps to strengthen a positionacrimonioussarcastic; bitter; nastyhaughtycondescendingly proudmollifiedsoothed; calmedex cathdra remarksmade with the authority that comes from one's official positionimpudentdisrespectful; bold; sassyunmitigatedout and out absolutetemerityfoolish or rash boldnessintegritycharacter or virtuecynicalmaking fun of someone elseferalwild; savagecredibilitythe power to illicit belieffurtivesneakywrylyhumerously; slightly sarcastichieroglyphiccharacteristic of ancient Egyptian wiriting; hard to read or decipheradamantunshakable; immovablesordidfoul, wretched, vileimpertinencedisrespectbovinecow-likemartyredput to death for adhering to a belief; to torturepersecutedharass; afflict; injurenotorietyfamestealthilysecretly, slylypurloinedsteal, thieveirascibleangrypinionedconfined; held downstaccatodistinct; sharp and crispgarishlygaudily; flashilystolidlywithout revealing emotionapprehensiveanxious, uneasy