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TKMB Vocab for chapter 18
This is the Vocab for chapter 18
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8th Grade
03/10/2008

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Lavations
Definition
The process of washing; a cleansing (p. 203) "... it was easy to tell when someone bathes regularly, as opposed to yearly lavataions..."
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Mollified
Definition
To soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease (p. 205) "Mollified, Mayella gave Atticus a final terrified glance..."
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Stealthy
Definition
Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice (p. 206) "...there was something stealthy about it, like a steady-eyed cat with a twitchy tail."
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Browbeating
Definition
To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech (p. 211) "...Atticus was browbeating the witness."
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Exodus
Definition
A going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people (p. 215) "...a recess meant a general exodus..."
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