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To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab
50 Words from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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Literature
10th Grade
04/12/2009

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Term
Assuage
Definition

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.

Synonyms: pacify, lenify, mollify

Antonyms: disgruntle, aggravate, annoy

Term
Fractious
Definition

adj. Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.

Synonyms: refractory, stubborn, defiant.

Antonyms: Accepting, passive.

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Auspicious
Definition

adj. attended by favorable circumstances or associated with good will or luck.

synonyms: encouraging, prosperous, lucky.

antonyms: unfavorable, insulting.

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Vapid
Definition

adj. lacking taste or flavor or tang, lacking livliness.

synonyms: bland, insipid, flavorless.

antonyms: zesty, tangy, flavorful.

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Entailment
Definition

n. something that is inferred or implied.

synonyms: deduction, implication.

antonyms: secret

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Indigenous
Definition

adj. originating from where it is found.

synonyms: native, autochthonal, endemic.

antonyms: alien, foreign

Term
Hone
Definition

n. a whetstone made of fine gritstone, used for sharpening razors.

 

v. become an expert at something or make something complete.

synonyms: perfect, acuminate.

antonyms:

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Innate
Definition

adj. not established by conditioning or learning, a quality inherited from birth.

synonyms: unlearned, natural, congenital.

Anotonyms: conditioned, honed.

Term
Chattel
Definition

n. personal as opposed to real property; any tangable, movable property.

synonyms: belonging, posession.

antonyms:

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morbid
Definition

adj. suggesting an unhealthy mental state or suggesting death, horror, or sorrow.

synonyms: ghoulish, diseased, sorrowful.

antonyms: cheerful, healthy, pleased, content.

Term
compel
Definition

v. force or persuade someone to do something.

synonyms: oblige, command, recommend.

antonyms: delay, impede, obstruct.

Term
Vexation
Definition

n. anger produced by some annoying irratation, a factor that causes anxiety or frustration.

synonyms: annoyance, irritation, trouble.

antonyms: comfort, help.

 

Term
Mortification
Definition

n. Strong feelings of embarassment or an instance where one loses prestige or self-respect.

synonyms: humiliation, chagrin, degradation.

antonyms: comfort, confidence.

Term
Sluggish
Definition

adj. With little movement, very slow and apathetic.

synonyms: torpid, inert.

antonyms: energetic, alert, lively.

Term
Accost
Definition

v. speak to someone, approaching them in a confident manner.

synonyms: address, confront, entice.

Antonyms: avoid, ignore, shun.

Term
Expound
Definition

v. add details, in order to clarify the meaning or purpose of an account or idea.

synonyms: elaborate, lucubrate, exposit.

antonyms: abridge, confuse, muddle.

Term
Acquiescence
Definition

n. acceptance without protest or agreement to a statement or proposal to do something.

synonyms: assent, compliance, obediance.

antonyms: rebellion, insubordination, disagreement.

Term
Dictum
Definition

n. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law on a point of law not directly bering on the case in question and therefore not binding.

synonyms: pronouncement, say-so, affirmation.

antonyms: retraction, disavowel.

Term
Iniquity
Definition

n. absence of moral or spiritual values or actions that can be morally objected to; an unjust act.

synonyms: wickedness, immorality, sin, inustice.

antonyms: virtue, goodness.

Term
Contemptuous
Definition

adj. expressing extreme feelings of disrespect or arrogance toward someone.

synonyms: disdainful, insulting, scornful.

antonyms: humble, polite.

Term
Umbrage
Definition

n. a feeling of anger caused by being offended.

synonyms: offense, resentment, grudge.

antonyms: forgiveness, love, happiness.

Term
Apoplectic
Definition

adj. inclined to or having the characteristics of having apoplexy. (loss of conciousness, seizures, strokes)

synonyms: lifeless, quiescent.

antonyms: mobile, active, busy.

Term
Elucidate
Definition

v. make clear and more comprehensible.

synonyms: clarify, enlighten, decode.

antonyms: obfuscate, mystify, confuse.

Term
Preilection
Definition

n. a predisposition in favor of something, a strong likely.

synonyms: inclination, preference, orientation.

antonyms: antipathy, disinterest.

Term
Inquisitive
Definition

adj. showing curiosity by asking questions for clarification.

synonyms: speculative, questioning, wondering.

antonyms: unconcerned, incurious, stolid.

Term
Quibble
Definition

n. an evasion to the point of arguement by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections.

synonyms: quiddity, cavil, equivocation.

antonyms: concurrence, agreement, approval.

 

v. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections, or argueing over petty things.

synonyms: niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble.

antonyms: agree, approve, concur.

Term
Ramshackle
Definition

adj. in deplorable condition.

synonyms: bedraggled,  dilapidated, tatterdemalion.

antonyms: repaired, stable, sound.

Term
Baffle
Definition

v. to be confusing, mysterious, bewildering.

synonyms: perplex, vex, puzzle, flummox.

antonyms: enlighten, explain.

Term
Perpetrate
Definition

v. perform an act usually with a negative connotation.

synonyms: commit, pull, enact.

antonyms: abstain, decline, avoid.

Term
Florid
Definition

adj. elaborately or excessively ornamented.

synonyms: aureate, flamboyant, showy.

antonyms: natural, plain, undecorated.

Term
Ingenuous
Definition

adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious.

synonyms: artless, innocent, naive.

antonyms: sly, deceitful, dishonest.

Term
Diversion
Definition

n. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates. A way of turning aside ones attention or concern.

synonyms: digression, deflection, aberration.

antonyms: focus, conforming, staying.

Term
Guileless
Definition

adj. Free from deceit.

synonyms: honest, transparent, genuine.

antonyms: crafty, cunning, tricky.

Term
Evasion
Definition

n. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth.

synonyms: equivocation, dodging, ruse.

antonyms: directness, explanation.

Term
inconspicuous
Definition

adj. not prominent or readily noticeable.

synonyms: invisible, camouflaged, concealed.

antonyms: exposed, noticeable, open.

Term
Bedecked
Definition

adj. clothed or adorned with finery.

synonyms: adorened, embellished, decorated.

Antonyms: plain, natural, blank.

Term
Propensity
Definition

n. An inclination to do something.

Synonyms: tendency, disposition, aptness.

Antonyms: dislike, disinclination, unsureness.

Term
Haughty
Definition

adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.

synonyms: disdainful, lordly, sniffy, supercilious.

Antonyms: Humble, meek, timid.

Term
Prerogative
Definition

n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group.

synonyms: privilege, perquisite, right.

antonyms: --

Term
Foray
Definition

n. a sudden short attack.

Synonyms: raid, maraud.

antonyms: charity, giving.

 

v. steal good; take as spoils.

synonyms: plunder, depoils, loot, ransack.

antonyms: give, donate.

Term
Resilient
Definition

adj. recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like.

Synonyms: bouncy, lively, whippy.

Antonyms: unrecovering, sickly.

Term
Succinct
Definition

adj. briefly giving the gist of something.

synonyms: compendious, compact, summary.

antonyms: report, story, details.

Term
Aggregation
Definition

n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole.

synonyms: collection, accumulation, assemblage.

antonyms: piece, part, half, broken.

Term
Glean
Definition

v. gather as of natural products.

synonyms: reap, harvest.

antonyms: plant.

Term
ambidextrous
Definition

adj. equally skillful with each hand.

synonyms: two-handed.

antonyms: right-handed, left-handed.

Term
Expunge
Definition

v. remove by erasing or crossing out.

synonomys: strike, exercise.

antonymes: create, uncover.

Term
Analogous
Definition

adj. similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar.

synonyms: corresspondent.

antonyms: homologous, heterologous.

Term
Caliber
Definition

n. a degree or grade of excellence or worth.

synonyms: quality, excellence, worthiness.

antonyms: worthless, unimportant.

Term
Spurious
Definition

adj. plausible but false.

synonyms: specious, unauthentic, migbegetton.

antonyms: factual, true, authentic.

Term
Obstreperous
Definition

n. noisy defiance.

synonys: rucus, noise, sound.

antonyms: quiet, silence.

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