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To Kill A Mockingbird
Unit 8 Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
11/27/2012

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Term
Futility

Noun
Definition
Fruitlessness
Uselessness
Syn: Worthless
Ant: Effective, Successful
Term
Venerable

Adjective
Definition
Respected
Admired
Syn: Revered
Ant: Dishonorable, Disreputable
Term
Formidable

Adjective
Definition
Causing fear, dread, or apprehensive
Awe-inspiring
Syn: Imposing, Fearful
Term
Corroborating

Verb
Definition
Supporting with evidence or authority
Syn: Proving, Verifying
Ant: Disproving, Contradicting
Term
Acrimonious

Adjective
Definition
Biting or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
Syn: Sarcastic
Ant: Pleasant, Kindhearted
Term
Haughty

Adjective
Definition
Disdainfully proud
Arrogant
Syn: Scornful, Disdainfully
Ant: Humble, Modest
Term
Mollified

Verb
Definition
Appeased
Assauged
Syn: Calm
Ant: exasperate, exacerbate
Term
Unmitigated

Adjective
Definition
Not lessened in intensity or severity
Unrelieved
Ant: Mitigated, Relieved, Alleviated
Term
Temerity

Noun
Definition
Rashness
Foolishness
Syn: Audacity
Ant: Tact, Discretion
Term
Integrity

Noun
Definition
Honesty
Incorruptibility
Ant: Duplicity, Deceit
Term
Cynical

Adjective
Definition
Critical or distrustful of human nature and motives
Syn: Skeptical
Ant: Optimistic
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