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To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary
Mockingbird Vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
06/07/2009

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amiable
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friendly
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apothecary
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an early form of a pharmacist, apothecaries could also prescribe drugs
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assuaged
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to assuage is to lessen or to calm. Therefore, if Jem's fears about being able to play football were assuaged, it means that he no longer feared that he wouldn't be able to play the sport
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auspicious
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favorable
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analogous
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similar, comparable
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bawled
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cried out noisily
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commutes
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changes, makes less severe
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compromise
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an agreement where each person agrees to give up something
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contemptuous
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to be contemptuous is to have the feeling that someone or something is beneath you, that it or they is worthless
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contentious
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always ready to argue or fight
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dry
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clever but subtle
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entailment
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a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property
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expunge
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remove completely
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furtive
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sneaky
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ingenuous
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simple, innocent
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inordinately
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inordinate means too great or too many
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invective
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invectives are abusive terms, curses, insults, and/or cuss words
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melancholy
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sad and gloomy
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morbid
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gruesome, horrible
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meditative
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to meditate is to reflect upon something, or think about it
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obliquely
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indirectly
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prerogative
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exclusive right or privilege
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perpetrated
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carried out, committed
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placidly
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calmly, quietly
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propensities
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inclinations or tendencies
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quelling (of) nausea
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to quell something is to quiet or pacify it. Nausea is the feeling you get when your stomach is upset and you feel as if you're about to vomit. Scout is trying to quell her nausea, or make her stomach settle down
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succinct
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clear and brief
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strictures
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conditions or rules
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subponea
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a written legal order directing a person to appear in court to give testimony
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statute
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law
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taciturn
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almost always silent
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tirade
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a long angry speech
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umbrage
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offense
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undulate
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to move in waves or in a wavy manner
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uncouth
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crude, unmannerly
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venerable
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impressive on account of age or historic associations
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vexations
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something that causes annotance or problems
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vehement
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full of emotion and strong feeling
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wryly
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humorously, slightly sarcastic
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