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To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary

To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary. List 2. altercation (n). a quarrel After one altercation when Jem hollered, “It’s time you start bein’ a girl and actin’ right!” I burst into tears and fled to Calpurnia. appalling (adj). disgusting

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To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary

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  1. To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary List 2

  2. altercation (n) • a quarrel • After one altercation when Jem hollered, “It’s time you start bein’ a girl and actin’ right!” I burst into tears and fled to Calpurnia.

  3. appalling (adj) • disgusting • His appetite was appalling, and he told me so many times to stop pestering him I consulted Atticus: “Reckon he’s got a tapeworm?”

  4. elusive (adj) • hard to pin down • Atticus paused watching me locate an elusive redbug on my leg.

  5. resilient (adj) • flexible • As I passed the bed, I stepped on something warm, resilient, and rather smooth.

  6. reverent (adj) • full of respect • “God Almighty.” Jem’s voice was reverent.

  7. succinct (adj) • to the point • “Called ‘em off on a snipe hunt,” was the succinct answer.

  8. futility (n) • uselessness, hopelessness • I began to sense the futility one feels when unacknowledged by a chance acquaintance.

  9. prominent (adj) • leading, widely known • Jem and Dill gave the histories and attitudes of the more prominent figures.

  10. countenance (n) • appearance; face • Miss Maudie answered, “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.”

  11. complacently (adv) • in a self-satisfied way • Mr. Ewell wrote on the back of the envelope and looked up complacently to see Judge Taylor staring at him…

  12. mollified (v) • soothed • Mollified, Mayella gave Atticus a final tearful glance.

  13. exodus (n) • mass journey • As a rule, recess meant a general exodus, but today people weren’t moving.

  14. expunge (v) • delete • Judge Taylor told the reporter to expunge anything he had happened to write down.

  15. impudent (adj) • cocky; characterized by offensive boldness • “Are you being impudent to me, boy,” he said.

  16. aridity (adj): • dryness • His voice had lost its aridity, its detachment, and he was talking to the jury as if they were folks on the post office corner.

  17. iota (n) • bit • The state has not produced one iotaof medical evidence to the effect that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took place.

  18. contraband (n) • smuggled goods • In this case, she was no child hiding stolen contraband.

  19. temerity (n) • fearless daring; recklessness; nerve • And so a quiet, respectable, humble Negro who had the temerityto feel sorry for a white woman has had to put his word against two white people.

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