Chapter 3 To Kill Mocking Bird Flashcards
(27 cards)
Speculation
Te act of formulating an opinion or theory without fully researching or investigating
Dispensation
Special permission to not have to follow a rule or to not be bound by a particular code of behavior
Irked
Annoyed
Cordially
Something done in a heartfelt or warm manner
Expounding
The act by which something is explained further or in more detail
Erratic
Something that is not consistent or is lacking in a fixed course
Tranquility
A state of peace or calm
Retrieved
To find or bring back or retire, whether physically or mentally
Sprint
Don’t quickly or run a short race at full speed
Iniquities
A sin or wrong doing
Flinty
Made of or containing flint
Persevere
To stick with something, even if it becomes difficult
Furor
A frenzy or an outrage
Contentious
Someone who is argumentative or a situation where there is discord
Condescension
To an attitude of superiority or looking down on others
Contemptuous
Someone who is full of hatred for someone or something
Diminutive
Small or tiny
Dispersed
To cause to vanish or to break up and spread in many directions
Fraught
Is filled with
Monosyllabic
A word with only one syllable or a person who uses short, abrupt words in a conversation
Fractious
Someone who is bad tempered, or someone or something this is difficult to control
Amiable
A person, place, or thing that is like able it a person who is kind and good-natured
Compromise
When two sides give up some demand to meet somewhere in the middle
Gravely
Something done seriously or somberly, or something that is very serious and bad