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TKAMB vocab 1-25
to kill a mocking bird
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9th Grade
02/05/2007
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impotent
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powerless; ineffective
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imprudent
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not wise; not cautious
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assuage
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ease; lessen in anger or discomfort
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malevolence
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evil; wickedness
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meditatively
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reflectively; comtemplatively
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predilection
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preference; partiality
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vexation
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act of annoying or irritating; irritation
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indigenous
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native to an area
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benevolence
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goodness; kindness
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sojourn
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reside temporarily;stay for a period of time
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auspicious
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promising sucess or good fortune
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iniquities
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wicked acts; sins
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arbitrated
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judged; decided by a mediator
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edification
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education for moral improvement
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pilgrimage
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journey ot a sacred place or shrine
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unfathomable
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unabel to be understood; confounding
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procured
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obtained;acquired
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libel
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statement that unjustly damages another's reputation
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caricatures
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exaggerated pictures; ludicrous portrayals
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obstreperous
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noisy or unruly; clamorous
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invective
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bitter condemnation; violent verbal attack; diatribe; tirade
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attributes
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characteristics; features
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cantankerous
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hard to deal with; quarrelsome; ill natured
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interdict
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prohibit or charge by decree
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apoplectic
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jittery; having seizures
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