To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary

Question 1

Dictum

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a formal statement of principle

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Human Chattels

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slaves

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Impotent

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powerless

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Impudent

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shamelessly bold

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Malevolent

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evil

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Methodists

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members of a branch of protestant christian denomination

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Picket

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a pointed or sharp pole or stake

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Piety

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devotion to religious duties or practices

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Predilection

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a preferred way of doing something

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Repertoire

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all of the special skills a person has

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Assuage

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to lessen or to calm

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Apothecary

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an early form of pharmacist

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Stricture

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conditions or rules

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Tactitum

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almost always silent

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Unsullied

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basically untouched or unused

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Condescend

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to agree to do something you believe to be beneath your dignity

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Indigeous

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belonging to a particular region or country

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Seceded

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to break away

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Cunning

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attractive or cute, almost too cute

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Entailment

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a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property

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Vexations

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causes annoyance or problems

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Sojourn

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a short visit

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Onslaught

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a violent attack

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Mortification

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a feeling of shame or the loss of self respect

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Comtemptuous

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to have the feeling someone is beneath you or that they are worthless

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Haint

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a ghost or a spook; someone or something very scary

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Tranquility

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peacefullness

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Reprieve

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a release from obligation or promise

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Perservere

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to carry on in spite of difficulties

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Diminutive

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smaller than ordinary

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Contentious

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always ready to fight or argue

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Monosyllabic

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literally means one sound

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Fractious

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mean or cross

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Amiable

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friendly

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Dissapprobation

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disapproval

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Alcermible

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understandable

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Auspicious

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favorable

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Melancholy

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sad or gloomy

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Benign

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kind and gentle

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Tacit

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an agreement that has been silently agreed upon

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Chameleon

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lizards with the ability to change color

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Cordiality

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sincere affection or kindness

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Benevolence

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generous or thoughtful gift

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Morbid

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gruesome or horrible

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Placid

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calm, quietly

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Inquistive

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questioning or prying

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Asinine

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stupid or silly

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Edification

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education or instruction

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Quibbling

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arguing about petty details instead of the main points

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Ensuing

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comes immeadiatly after something else

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Prowess

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superior ability or skill

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Collards

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a type of cabbage with coarse leaves

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Eeirly

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mysteriously

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Rigid

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stiff

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Dismemberment

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to tear or cut a persons limbs off

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Waning

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becoming less bright, intense or strong

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Cleaved

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stuck

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Malignant

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dangerous, evil

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Meditate

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to reflect upon something to think about it

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Palate

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the roof of one's mouth

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Perpetual

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something that lasts forever

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Embalming

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process of preserving a dead body

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Vigil

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purposeful watch

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Whittle

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using a knife to cut away small pieces of wood

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Aberration

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a deviation, moving away from something that is normal

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Cannas

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tropical flower

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Azales

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decorative flower

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Caricatures

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drawing or representation of a person where certain features are distorted

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Cordial

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warm or freindly

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Perpetrated

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carried out, committed

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Plaited

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braided

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Procured

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got

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Prophet

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someone that has the ability to predict the future

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Quell

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overwhelmed until powerless

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Roomers

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people who rent and live in rooms in a house

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Fantastic

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a person whose extreme enthusiasm, zeal, etc. Goes beyond what is reasonable

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Gastric

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of, in or near the stomach

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Ringworm

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contagious skin disease caused by fungus

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Inordinate

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means too great or too many

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Compensate

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to make up for something

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Harbored

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to hold in mind

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Ingenuous

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simple; innocent

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Obsess

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greatly preoccupy

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Analogous

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similar or comparable

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Porter

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a person who carries luggage

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Innate

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natural part of something else

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Deportmant

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conduct, behavior

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Wary

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on your guard about something

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Gallantly

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politely; in the manner of a gentleman

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Guile

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craftiness and cunning

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Guilelessness

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not be crafty or cunning

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Evade

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avoid doing something or answering a question directly

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Blandly

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smoothly, without excitement

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Connived

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secretly cooperated or agreed to

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Railling

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Painful

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Reprimand

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scold

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Pinioned

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confined; held down

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Irascible

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angry

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Rout

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defeat