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To Kill A Mocking Bird VOCAB
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English
9th Grade
11/21/2010
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assuage
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to lessen or to calm
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asinine
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foolish, stupid
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teem
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to have in large quantity
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indigenous
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having originated naturally in a

particalar place; native
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weary
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exhausted
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sojourn
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a temporary stay
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dimminutive
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small in size
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taciturn
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almost always silent
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vapid
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lacking liveliness or force; dull
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nebulous
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unclear or uncertain; vague
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auspicious
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favorable
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edification
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education; instruction
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ascertain
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find out learn with certainty
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philippic
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a verbal attack
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unanimous
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having the agreement and consent of all
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cantankerous
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difficult or irritating to deal with
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melancholy
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sad; glommy; depressed
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incomprehensible
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impossible to understand
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benevolence
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kidness; generosity
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tacit
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implied or understood without being openli expressed; implicit
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succinct
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expressed briefly and clearly; concise
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contentious
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fond of arguing; eager to argue
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cumbersome
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hard to manage; burdensome; inconvenient
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corroborate
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confirm; support
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volition
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willpower; choice
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audacity
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boldness; nerve
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sordid
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filthy; foul
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superfluous
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excessive; unnecessary; needless
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irate
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angry; enraged
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lucid
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clear; easy to follow or understand
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dubious
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doubtful; uncertain
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jubilant
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joyful
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glean
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to gather little by little

(as in information)
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render
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to cause to become; make
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litigation
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the action of carrying on a lawsuit;

a legal proceeding
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posie
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composure; mental balance
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austere
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stren; harsh strict
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contemptuous
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scronful; disdainful
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elusive
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hard to describe or understand;

tending to escape
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infallible
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free from error; absolutely certain
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venue
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a specific place
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tedious
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time-consuming; tiring; boring
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pensive
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thoughtful in a serious way; meditative
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tentative
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experimental; hesitating; subject to change
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venerable
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deserving of respect
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denunciation
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an expression of strong disaproval
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ominous
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of bad omen, unfavorable
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candid
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saying openly what one really thinks;

frank; blatantly honest
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impudent
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rudely bold
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idle
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not busy; lazy
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arduous
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difficult; requiring much effort
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subtle
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faint; very slight; easily unnoticeable
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concede
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acknowledge; admit; allow or grant a person
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archaic
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no longer used; out-of-date
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squalor
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misery and filth
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idiom
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a phrase whose meaning cannot be literally understood
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imperious
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arrogent; overbearing
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indigent
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poor; needy
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glib
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insincere
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paramount
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the most important; above all others
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