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To Kill a Mockingbird
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09/17/2005

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assuage
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to ease the anger or agitation of, to make less severe, to make more bearable
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unsullied
Definition
free from dirt or stain or clean, innocent, free from evil
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taciturn
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quiet, or not speaking freely or openly
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vapid
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lacking spirit, liveliness, or zest; boring, dull, flat, bland
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malevolent
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wishing desire to harm others, evil wishing
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predilection
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a leaning towards, inclination, preference
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nebulous
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hazy, cloudy; hazy and ambiguous
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mortification
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to be embarrased, humiliation, shame
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sojourner
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person who travels
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iniquities
Definition
sins, wickedness, or immoral acts
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fraught
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to be filled with or accompanied by
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fractious
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uncontrollable, unruly, wild
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disapprobation
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disapproval
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judicious
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good judgement, wise, prudent, sensible
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auspicious
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favorable, promosing success
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ambominable
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horrid, detestable, hateful
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gothic
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architectural style or mysterious, uncivilized
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pestilence
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a disease or epidemic causing a high mortality rate
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tacit
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unstated, but implied or inferred
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benevolence
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well-wishing, goodness, kindness, good will
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gape
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open-mouthed with surprise, yawn, gaze with wonder of surprise
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edification
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moral or spiritual instruction or improvement
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cleave
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stick, adhere; seperate or split apart
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abberation
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strain or deviation, acting in an unnormal way
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perpetrate
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to commit or carry out (usually a crime)
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guilessness
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without deceit, without tricking or deception, natural, innocent
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obstreperous
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uncontrollably noisy, unruly, loud-mouthed
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invective
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abusive language, insults
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ruthless
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having no pity, merciless, being extremely firm in action, relentless
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apoplectic
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sudden loss of consciousness, causing of a stroke, symptoms of a stroke
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umbrage
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an emotional response to a slight or indignity, taking offence or resentment
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phillipic
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a tirade or discourse full of bitter condemnation
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palliative
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something which eases the problem but doesn't cure it
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viscous
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having a thick or sticky consistency
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tedious
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to cause boredom, dull, boring, lacking in interest or liveliness
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giddy
Definition
having a light-hearted or silly nature, dizzy
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prerogative
Definition
privelage, birth-right, special right or power
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venue
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scene of an action or event, place where alleged events take place
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ramshackle
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looking shaky, about to collapse
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elucidate
Definition
explain, to clarify, to clear up
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dispel
Definition
to shatter, to clear away, to disipate
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corroberate
Definition
to support with evidence or justify, confirm
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acrimonious
Definition
bitter and sharpness in languge or tone. the harshness of language or feeling
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tenet
Definition
a doctrine or belief, a principle accepted as valid and authoritative
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mollify
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to soothe or calm in temper, to pacify
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malarkey
Definition
nonsense or exaggerated talk
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expunge
Definition
to obliterate, eliminate, blot out, erase
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arid
Definition
dry, waterless, devoid of moisture
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mitigate
Definition
to lessen or reduce the severity of, to assuage
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encrimity
Definition
immoderately outrageous, the state of being huge, outrageously evil, a grave offence
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temerity
Definition
nerve, brashness, audacity, recklessness
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demur
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to object or have scruples, to have shyness, hesitate. A misgiving about what one should do, an objection
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furtive
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in secret, stealth, sneaky, sly
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aggravate
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to irritate, intensify, excite, to anger
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squalor
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filthy from neglect or dirty
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recluse
Definition
one who lives in seclusion, withdrawn from society
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alleged
Definition
supposed, stated as a fact, but without proof
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spurious
Definition
not recognized by the law, false, counterfeit, artificial
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spurious
Definition
not recognized by the law, false, counterfeit, artificial
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