To Kill A Mockingbird Vocab Ch. 1-10

Question 1

assuage

Answer 1

(v) to lessen the severity of

Question 2

impotent

Answer 2

(adj) lacking power or ability

Question 3

taciturn

Answer 3

(adj) reserved; uncommunicative

Question 4

condescend

Answer 4

(v) to do something beneath one’s dignity

Also means to show feelings of superiority; to talk down to or look down on.

Question 5

illicit

Answer 5

(adj) in an illegal or non-customary manner

Question 6

contentious

Answer 6

(adj) likely to cause an argument or controversy

Question 7

discernible

Answer 7

(adj) able to be perceived or detected

Question 8

melancholy

Answer 8

(n) a feeling of thoughtful sadness

Also means having a feeling of sadness.

Question 9

inquisitive

Answer 9

(adj) showing curiosity; questioning

Question 10

unfathomable

Answer 10

(adj) incapable of being fully explored or understood

Question 11

perpetrate

Answer 11

(v) to carry out or commit a harmful or illegal or immoral action

Question 12

ingenuous

Answer 12

(adj) innocent and unsuspecting; naive; trusting; sincere

Question 13

innate

Answer 13

(adj) born with; not established by learning

Question 14

guilelessness

Answer 14

(n) free of deception; genuine; sincere

Question 15

obstreperous

Answer 15

(adj) noisy and difficult to control

Question 16

inconspicuous

Answer 16

(adj) not clearly visible or attracting attention