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To Kill a Mockingbird
vocab 1-75
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English
9th Grade
04/27/2010
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Assuage
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soothe (v)
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Apothecary
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Pharmacist from the middle ages (n)
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Piety
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Holiness (n)
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Malevolent
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Evil (adj)
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Domicile
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Home (n/v)
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Foray
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Sudden attack (n)
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Condescend
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To look down upon (v)
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Mortification
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Embarrassment (n)
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Entailment
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pay with food not cash (n)
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Vexation
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Troubles (n)
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Contemptuous
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Full of ill will (adj)
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Amiable
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friendly (adj)
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Unanimous
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all together as one (adj)
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Predilection
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disposition (n)
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Auspicious
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favorable (adj)
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Scuppernog
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greenish yellow grape (n)
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Pestilence
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plague (n)
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Edification
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moral instruction (n)
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Taciturn
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silent (adj)
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Ascertain
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to make certain (v)
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Nebulous
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cloudy (adj)
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Acquiesce
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to accept or comply with (v)
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Lineament
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characteristic feature (n)
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Philippic
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harsh or angry statement (n)
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Arbitrate
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to mediate a dispute between two parties (v)
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Placid
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peaceful (adj)
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Benevolence
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good will (n)
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palliation
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a balm or remedy applied to pain (n)
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Contentious
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argumentative (adj)
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Cantankerous
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cranky (adj)
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Abominable
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hateful/distasteful (adj)
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Disposition
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temperament (n)
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Umbrage
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offense (n)
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Encumbered
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hindered (v)
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Succinct
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synonym for concise (adj)
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Elucidate
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to make clear (v)
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Persevered
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continue in spite of difficulty (v)
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Litigant
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person in lawsuit (n)
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Corroborate
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confirm or check story (v)
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Acrimonious
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hostile, angry (adj)
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Mollify
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soothe (v)
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Habiliments
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clothes (n)
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Glean
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to sift through (v)
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Temerity
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boldness (n)
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Feral
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savage (adj)
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Sordid
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dirty (adj)
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Pinion
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bound or tied (v)
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Devout
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holy (adj)
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Providence
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divine guidance (n)
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Ecclesiastical
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religious (adj)
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Exodus
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Great movement of people from 1 place to another (n)
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Obstreperous
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noisy or unruly (adj)
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Erratic
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irregular (adj)
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Gallant
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noble/brave (adj)
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Acquisition
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something you acquire (n)
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Interdict
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to forbid (v)
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Antagonize
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to make trouble (v)
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Predicament
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problem/conflict (n)
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Indignant
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righteous anger (adj)
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Indignation
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righteous anger (n)
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Subpoena
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order to testify (n)
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Defiance
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challenge (n)
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Venerable
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worthy of respect (adj)
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Affliction
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pain or distress (n)
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Ominous
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foreboding (adj)
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Carnal
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body/flesh (adj)
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Pilgrimage
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trip to a holy land (n)
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Reconnaissance
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scouting (n)
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Tirade
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angry speech (n)
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Viscous
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thick (adj)
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Obtrusive
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Having a disposition to impose oneself or one's opinions on others (adj)
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Melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind (n)
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Azaleas
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Any of various shrubs of the genus Rhododendron having showy, variously colored flowers (n)
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Camellia
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Any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Camellia native to eastern Asia (n)
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Evasion
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an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something (n)
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