mockingbird 12-13

Question 1

alien

Answer 1

unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful

Question 2

ecclesiastical

Answer 2

of or relating to a church especially as an established
institution

Question 3

denunciation

Answer 3

public condemnation of someone or something

Question 4

austere

Answer 4

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

Question 5

heady

Answer 5

having a strong or exhilarating effect

Question 6

tactful

Answer 6

having or showing tact

(tact): sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult
issues

Question 7

prerogative

Answer 7

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or
class

Question 8

obliquely

Answer 8

not in a direct way; indirectly

Question 9

myopic

Answer 9

nearsighted; lacking imagination, foresight, or
intellectual insight

Question 10

caste system

Answer 10

a social structure in which classes are determined by
heredity (birth)

Question 11

carnal

Answer 11

relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and
activities.

Question 12

consent

Answer 12

permission for something to happen or agreement to do
something

Question 13

antagonize

Answer 13

to incur or provoke the hostility of; to act in opposition
to

Question 14

infallible

Answer 14

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

Question 15

fortitude

Answer 15

strength of mind that enables a person to encounter
danger or bear pain or adversity with courage

Question 16

defendant

Answer 16

a person or group against whom a criminal or civil
action is brought; someone who is being sued or
accused of committing a crime

Question 17

begrudge

Answer 17

to look upon with disapproval or envy