Nievez CamilleTo Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Assuaged
make less intense
Apothecary
a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs
Taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
Chattel
a personal possession
Unsullied
not spoiled or made impure
Dictum
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
Strictures
a restriction on a person or activity
Dispatched
send off to a destination or for a purpose
Ambled
walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace
Detention
the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, especially as a political prisoner
Detachment
the state of being objective or aloof
Repertoire
a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform
Malevolent
having or showing a wish to do evil to others
Vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
Morbid
characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease
Nocturnal
done, occurring, or active at night
Stealthy
behaving, done, or made in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard
Mutilated
inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on
Predilection
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something
Domiciled
the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with
Flivver
a cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition
Intimidation
the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated
Nebulous
in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy
Transition
the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another
