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vocab from to kill a mockingbird
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9th Grade
04/29/2009
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assuage
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v. to soothe
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apothecary
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n. pharmacist from middle ages
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piety
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n. holiness
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malevolent
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adj. evil
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domicile
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n. home/housing
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foray
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n. sudden attack
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condescend
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v. to look down upon; patronize
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mortification
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n. embarrassment
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entailment
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n. pay with food
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vexation
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n. to be troubled
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contemptuous
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adj. full of ill will
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amiable
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adj. friendly
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unanimous
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adj. all together as one
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predilection
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n. tendency (toward bad)
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auspicious
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adj. favorable
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scuppernog
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n. greenish/yellow grape
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pestilence
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n. plague; epidemic disease
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edification
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n. moral instruction
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taciturn
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adj. silent
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ascertain
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v. to make certain
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nebulous
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adj. cloudy; unclear
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acquiesce
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v. to accept or comply with
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lineament
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n. characteristic feature
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philippic
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n. harsh/angry statement
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arbitrate
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v. to mediate a dispute by hearing both sides
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placid
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adj. peaceful/calm
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benevolence
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n. good will
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palliation
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n. a balm or remedy applied to pain
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contentious
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adj. argumentative
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cantankerous
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adj. cranky
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abominable
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adj. hateful; detestable
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disposition
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temperament
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umbrage
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n. offense
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encumbered
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v. hindered
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succinct
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adj. concise; briefly stated
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elucidate
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v. to make clear
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persevered
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v. continue in spite of difficulty
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litigant
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n. person involved in a lawsuit
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corroborate
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v. confirm
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acrimonious
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adj. hostile or bitter
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mollify
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v. to soothe
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habiliments
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n. clothes
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glean
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v. to sift through
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temerity
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n. rash boldness
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feral
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adj. savage
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sordid
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adj. dirty
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pinion
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v. bound or tied
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devout
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adj. holy
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providence
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n. divine guidance
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ecclesiastical
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adj. religious
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exodus
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n. great movement of people
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obstreperous
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adj. noisy
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erratic
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adj. without pattern
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gallant
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adj. brave
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acquisition
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n. something acquired
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interdict
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n. prohibition
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antagonize
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v. to oppose or contend against
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predicament
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n. problem
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indignant
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adj. arousing anger
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indignation
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n. moved with anger and disgust
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subpoena
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n. order to testify
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defiance
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n. challenge
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venerable
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adj. worthy of respect
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affliction
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n. pain
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ominous
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adj. foreboding
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carnal
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adj. body or flesh
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pilgrimage
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n. trip to a holy land
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reconnaissance
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n. scouting
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tirade
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n. angry speech
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viscous
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adj. thick
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vicious
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adj. mean-spirited
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obtrusive
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adj. to force upon others
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melancholy
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n. sadness
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azaleas
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n. flower
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camellia
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n. flower
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evasion
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n. eluding or avoiding
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