To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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Assuaged

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Make an unpleasant feeling less intense

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2
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Indigenous

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Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

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3
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Malevolent

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Having or showing a wish to do evil things to others

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4
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Piety

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The quality of being religious or reverent

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5
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Amiable

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Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

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6
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Auspicious

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Conducive to success ; favourable

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7
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Contentious

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Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

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8
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Tyranny

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Cruel and oppressive government or rule

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9
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Aloof

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Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

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10
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Benevolence

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The quality of being well meaning ; kindness

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Morbid

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Characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially in death and disease

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12
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Tacit

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Understood or implied without being stated

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13
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Aberration

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A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

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14
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Ascertaining

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Find something out for certain, make sure of

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15
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Vigil

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A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray

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16
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Whittle

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Carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it

17
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Analogous

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Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things being compared

18
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Contemporaries

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A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.

19
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Evasion

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The action of evading something

20
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Inconspicuous

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Not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous