To kill a mockingbird chapter 1-4 vocab

Question 1

aussauged

Answer 1

make less intense

Question 2

Apothecary

Answer 2

A person who prepared and sold medicine and drugs

Question 3

indigenous

Answer 3

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

Question 4

malevolent

Answer 4

having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Question 5

mortification

Answer 5

great embarrassment and shame

Question 6

piety

Answer 6

being religious or reverent

Question 7

sojourn

Answer 7

a temporary stay

Question 8

unsullied

Answer 8

not spoiled or made impure

Question 9

vexations

Answer 9

something that causes annoyance, frustration, or worry.

Question 10

wallowing

Answer 10

indulge in an unrestrained way in something that creates a pleasurable sensation

Question 11

abominable

Answer 11

causing moral revulsion; very bad or unpleasant

Question 12

amiable

Answer 12

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

Question 13

auspicious

Answer 13

conducive to success; favorable

Question 14

contentious

Answer 14

causing or likely to cause an argument

Question 15

dispensation

Answer 15

exemption from a rule or usual requirement

Question 16

expansively

Answer 16

in a way that covers a large amount of space

Question 17

fractious

Answer 17

irritable and quarrelsome

Question 18

persevere

Answer 18

continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success

Question 19

tranquility

Answer 19

being in a state of calmness

Question 20

tyranny

Answer 20

cruel and oppressive government or rule