vocab 8-9 Flashcards
(40 cards)
advocate meaning
support
advocate sentence
Atticus advocated equal rights for blacks.
brusque meaning
blunt, abupt
brusque sentence
Scout’s brusque comment that Walter was a Cunningham earned her a ruler beating.
defoliate
cause leaves to fall off
defoliate sentence
Scout defoliated the Radley tree.
espouse meaning
promote, take up, support
espouse sentence
The school espoused the Dewey Decimal system into it’s education program.
hone meaning
sharpen, increase, whet
hone setence
Atticus’ shooting prowess wasn’t a honed skill, but a God given talent according to Maudie.
lax meaning
careless, not strict
lax sentence
Scout wished that Cal could be a little more lax.
obviate meaning
avoid, make unnecessary
obviated sentence
Atticus was obviating when he didn’t want to shoot the dog but was eventually forced to by Heck.
poseur meaning
someone who puts on an act
poseur sentence
When Jem bragged he bravely touched the Radley house, Scout thought he was being a poseur.
riddled meaning
full of
riddled sentence
Tom Robinson was riddled with bullets when he tried to escape prison.
torpid meaning
inactive, lazy, stagnant
torpid sentence
Scout thought Boo was a torpid man during the day but was really a nocturnal.
aesthetic meaning
concerning art or beauty
aesthetic sentence
Scout didn’t care about her aesthetics or looking feminine.
bulwark meaning
fortification, barricade, wall
bulwark sentence
Tom didn’t feel safe even behind the jail bulwarks when the mob came to lynch him.
