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To Kill A Mockingbird
Ch. 1-14 vocab
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English
9th Grade
06/10/2009
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Assuaged 

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 to lessen; to make less severe
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taciturn
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inclined to silence
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malevolent
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harmful, evil
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predilection
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tendency to think favorably
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foray
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a raid or attack
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illicitly
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not legal
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vexations
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irritate or annoying
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soujourn
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temporary stay
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contemptuous
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contempt or disdain; scornfu
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amiable
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pleasant, loveable, good-natured
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discernible
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distinguishable
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auspicious
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promising success, favorable
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arbitrate
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determine
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benevolence
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desire to do good to others
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obliged
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required
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malignant
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disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress
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baffle
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to confuse
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unfathomable
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unbelieveable
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accosted
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to confront boldly
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quell(ed)
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to extinguish, stop, calm
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compensation
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something given or received in equivalent for services
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breeches
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knee-length trousers
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erratically
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no certain or definite course
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vehemntly
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impassioned
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gallantly
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brave, spirited
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rectitude
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moral virtue
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interdict
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any prohibitory act or decree of a court
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cantankerous
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disagreeable to deal with
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habiliments
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clothes
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prerogative
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an exclusive right or privilege
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obliquely
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sloping, not straight or direct
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antagonize
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to make hostile or unfriendly
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infallible
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absolutely trustworthy
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