Vocab-TKAM Flashcards
(20 cards)
Cootie
Noun-a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse
Ex) Burris Ewell
Condescend
Verb-To behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank or dignity
Malevolent
Adj-wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious
Ex) Boo Radley
Contracted
Adj-drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken
Predilection
Noun-a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference
Entailment
Noun-something involved as a necessary part or consequence of something
Legal action that controls property inheritance
Ingenuous
Free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere
Sojourn
Noun-a temporary stay
Ex) Aunt Alexandra
Diminutive
Adj-small; little; tiny
Asinine
Adj-foolish, unintelligent, or silly
Edification
Noun-moral improvement or guidance
Perpetuate
Verb-to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
To worsen
Fractious
Adj-readily angered, ready to fight
Ex) Scout
Epic
Adj-extending beyond the usual or ordinary especially in size or scope
Speculation
Noun-the contemplation or consideration of some subject
Pilgrimage
Noun-a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion
Perpetrate
Verb-to bring about or carry out
Ex) perpetrating crime
Tyrannical
Adj-being or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny
Ex) Calpurnia
Benign
Adj-of a gentle disposition
Gentle, harmless
Benevolent
Adj-doing well
Well meaning, kindly
Ex) Atticus