To Kill a Mocking Bird Vocabulary
Chapter 1
Assuaged - make an unpleasant feeling less intense
Apothecary - a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
Taciturn - reserved or uncommunicative in speech
Impudent - not showing due respect for another person
Malevolent - having or showing a wish to do evil to others
Predilection - a preference or special liking for something
Chapter 2
Seceded - withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
Illicitly -not morally proper or acceptable
Covey - a small flock of birds
Vexations - the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried
Sojourn - a temporary stay
Chapter 3
Irked - irritateed
Haint - In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation
Contemptuous - showing contempt
Diminutive - extremely or unusually small
Monosyllabic - consisting of one syllable
Chapter 4
Auspicious - favorable
Melancholy - a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
Quelling - put an end to a rebellion or other disorder
Chapter 5
Benign - gentle
Tacit - understood or implied without being stated
Benevolence - act of kindness or an inclination to be kind
Asinine - extremely stupid or foolish.
Edification - the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually
Quibbling - argue or raise objections about a trivial matter
Chapter 6
Kudzu - a quick-growing eastern Asian climbing plant
Prowess - skill or expertise in a particular activity or field
Collards - a cabbage of a variety that does not develop a heart
Malignant - very virulent or infectious
Waning - decrease in vigor, power, or extent
Chapter 7
Perpetual - never ending or changing
Cleaved - split or sever
Vigil - a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray
Chapter 8
Aberrations - a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
Perpetrated - carry out or commit
Caricatures - a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect
Taffeta - a fine lustrous silk or similar synthetic fabric with a crisp texture
Cordial - warm and friendly
Chapter 9
Inordinately - extremely
Analogous - comparable in certain respects
Provocation - action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately
Obstreperous - noisy and difficult to control
Invective - insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
Chapter 10
Inconspicuous - not clearly visible or attracting attention
Rudiments - the first principles of a subject
Tartly - in a tart manner
Mausoleum - a building, especially a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs
Peril - serious and immediate danger
Chapter 11
Passé - out of date
Apoplectic - overcome with anger
Umbrage - offense or annoyance
Interdict - an authoritative prohibition
Palliation - to relieve or lessen without curing
Boded - be an omen of a particular outcome
Chapter 12
Clad - clothed
Garish - obtrusively bright and showy
Dispelled - make disappear
Austere - severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance
Chapter 13
Prerogative - right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
Incestuous - excessively close and resistant to outside influence
