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To Kill a Mockingbird Voc. #2
Vocabulary Words from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird
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English
9th Grade
03/03/2009

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Cards

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innate

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existing from birth, inborn

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guileless

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without deceit

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fanatic

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enthusiasm or zeal that is excessive or irrational

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tentative

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uncertain, not confirmed, provisional

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rudiments

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 essential elements or skills

 

early stages of development

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articulate

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to speak distinctly or

 

express oneself clearly

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melancholy

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depression or low spirits

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palliate

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to ease pain, guilt or intensity

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rectitude

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state of moral integrity

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tranquil 

 

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peaceful, calm

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protrude

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something extending out

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propensity

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preference or

 natural inclination

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frivolous

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not serious or important

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propel

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to drive or push forward

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formidable

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causing fear or awe;

 menacing

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oblique

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evasive, misleading,

indirect, devious

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reverent

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honoring,

 regarding with respect

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edification

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moral or spiritual instruction or improvement

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ingenius

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clever, resourceful, inventive

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infallable

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incapable of error

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