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To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary 2
Words in the novel that have appeared on past SAT tests
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English
10th Grade
04/26/2013

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Fanaticism
Definition
Noun
Extreme devotion/belief/practice of something
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Tentative
Definition
Adj.
Not fully worked out; hesitant; uncertain
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Rudiments
Definition
Noun
something unformed/unplanned; beginning; basics
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Articulate
Definition
Adj.
Clearly understandable; effectively expressed
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Melancholy
Definition
Noun
Sadness; pensive (thoughtful)mood
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Palliate
Definition
Verb
To reduce; to excuse
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Rectitude
Definition
Noun
Righteousness; state of being correct in judgment or procedure
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Protrusion
Definition
Noun
Something that juts/sticks out
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Propensity
Definition
Noun
Inclination; Habit
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Frivolous
Definition
Adj.
unimportant; not serious
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Propel
Definition
Verb
To drive forward/onward
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Formidable
Definition
Adj.
impressive; discouraging to attack/confront
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Oblique
Definition
Adj.
Devious; underhanded; not straightforward
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Edifying
Definition
Adj.
learned; informed; enlightened
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Reversed
Definition
Verb
acted or arranged opposite of usual/normal
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Infallible
Definition
Adj.
Being 100% trustworthy/reliable/certain
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Placid
Definition
Adj.
Serene; calm
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Begrudge
Definition
Verb
To give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure or with disapproval
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Ominous
Definition
Adj.
Threatening
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Vivid
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Adj.
sharp; intense;
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Oblivion
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Noun
state of being forgotten or unknown
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Succinct
Definition
Adj.
being precise without wasted words
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