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To Kill A Mockingbird
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English
9th Grade
11/24/2010
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ruefully
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feeling sorry, remorse
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equivalent
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equal in value or worth
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furtive
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sly, hidden, secretive
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contraband
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forbidden goods
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unmitigated
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complete, outright, absolute, very
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acquit
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clear, vindicate
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exhilarated
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excite, pump up, thrill
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fatalistic
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inevitable, events can't be changed
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adamant
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firm, refusing to be persuaded
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veneer
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thin layer covering an inferior base
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wary
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cautious, watchful, alert
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squalid
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filthy from neglect or poverty
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impertinence
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rudeness, sassiness, fresh, cocky
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infantile
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childish, immature, juvenile, kiddish
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credibility
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being able to believe someone, believable
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contempt
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strong dislike, hate, scorn
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ecclesiastical
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related to church or religion
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qualms
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uneasiness, nervousness
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austere
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strict, severe
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prerogative
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a right to do something
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curt
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being brief in a short way
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pensive
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thinking hard
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antagonize
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causing anger or irritation
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tentative
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uncertain
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stifle
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stop, hold back
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prevailed
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most common, predominant,
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succinct
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precise, concise, not using extra
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acquiescence
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agreeing without argument
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futility
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no point in doing something; not worth doing
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous, not very noticeable
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eccentricities
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odd habits, out of the ordinary habits
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scrutiny
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careful examination
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devoid
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empty, lacking
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genially
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pleasant, friendly
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tenet
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doctrine, principle
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mollified
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soothed, calmed
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arid
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dry and lifeless
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predicament
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a difficult situation
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unimpaired
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undamaged, unhindered
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expunge
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completely erase
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impudent
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acting offensively bold
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piety
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devoted to God or religion
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nebulous
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vague, unclear
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conferred
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consulted
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expound
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explain in great detail
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judiciously
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wisely
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concessions
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accepting the opposing side's point
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auspicious
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something favorable or successful
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parceled
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divided and distributed
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evasion
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avoiding or hiding
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quelling
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pacifying or suppressing
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benign
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kind and gentle, not harmful
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tacit
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implied without saying out loud
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benevolence
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a kind or thoughtful act
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peril
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danger
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placid
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calm, quiet
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allegedly
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supposedly, not yet proven
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persecuting
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oprressing, harassing
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enunciate
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spoken aloud clearly
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mused
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concentrated on one's own thoughts and feelings
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annals
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written records of events
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notoriety
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being famous for doing something bad
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nondescript
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lacking memorable features or qualities
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incantations
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spells or charms spoken as magic
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gait
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particular walk of a person
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teeming
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full to the brim
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mortification
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deep shame or embarrassment
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reeling
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being thrown off balance
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staccato
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short, separate sounds or movements
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instinctive
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happening naturally without thought ahead of time
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reprimand
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strong scolding
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connived
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schemed or plotted
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railing
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an odd sound of breathing suggesting illness
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ensuing
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following afterwards
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dismemberment
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cut up limbs or parts of something
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waning
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decreasing or diminishing in size
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vigil
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the act of keeping watch
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unfathomable
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unable to be understood
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accosted
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approached and demanded a conversation
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perpetrated
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committed
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vivid
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intensely bright and colorful
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perplexity
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the state of being confused
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inordinately
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going beyond what is considered reasonable
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ingenuous
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describes something that is innocent and unworldly
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provocation
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something that causes someone to be angry
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inevitable
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it cannot be stopped or avoided
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mausoleum
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large tomb or structure that holds many caskets
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erratically
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wandering without sense or purpose
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vehemently
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forcefully or vigorously
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articulate
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able to speak in a clear manner
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degeneration
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the proces of breaking down or being destroyed
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umbrage
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resentment
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skulked
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hid out or walked around with a guilty conscience
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tirade
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a long narrative speech
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propensities
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tendencies toward something
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