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To Kill a mockingbird

To Kill a mockingbird. Vocabulary- Part Two. acquiesce. Noun To consent or comply without protest. acrimony. Noun Bitter, ill-natured animosity especially in speech or behavior. discreet. Adjective Having or showing self-restraint in speech or behavior. elucidate. Verb

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To Kill a mockingbird

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  1. To Kill a mockingbird Vocabulary- Part Two

  2. acquiesce • Noun • To consent or comply without protest.

  3. acrimony • Noun • Bitter, ill-natured animosity especially in speech or behavior

  4. discreet • Adjective • Having or showing self-restraint in speech or behavior

  5. elucidate • Verb • To make clear or plain; clarify

  6. feral • Adjective • Existing in a wild or untamed state

  7. florid • Adjective • Flushed with rosy color; ruddy

  8. formidable • Adjective • Arousing fear, dread or awe

  9. furtive • Adjective • Marked by stealth; secret; sly; shifty

  10. garish • Adjective • Excessively or stridently decorated

  11. impertinent • Adjective • Brashly bold; disrespectfully arrogant

  12. irascible • Adjective • Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered

  13. mollify • Verb • To placate or soothe

  14. pinion • Verb • To bind fast, hold down, or fix in one place

  15. purloin • Verb • To commit theft; steal

  16. repertoire • Noun • The range of skills of a person or group

  17. Rue(ful) • Verb • To feel regret, remorse or sorrow for

  18. sibilant • Adjective • Of or producing a hissing sound

  19. spurious • Adjective • Lacking authenticity or validity; false

  20. stolid • Adjective • Having or revealing little emotion

  21. temerity • Noun • Audacity or nerve

  22. venerable • Adjective • Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, or position

  23. wary • Adjective • On guard; watchful; cautious

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