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TKM Vocab words chaps.10-20
to kill a mockingbird vocabulary for chapters 10-20
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Literature
8th Grade
03/01/2011

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Jew's Harp
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a small musical instrument that is played by plucking a piece of metal while holding the instrument in one's mouth.
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Mausoleum
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a large, imposing tomb; too large; too somber
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Apoplectic
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to behave as if on the verge of having a stroke
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Calomel
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a laxative; often used as a cure for intestinal worms
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Degredation
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a stae of ow honor or moral character
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Palliation
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to lessen fear and anxiety
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Passe
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old fashioned
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Reconaissance
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examination
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Asafoetida
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a strong-smellin substance made from a parsley-like plant; often used in folk medicine to repel illness
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Austere
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stern and severe
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Acquiescence
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agreement w/out protest
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Linotype
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a type of machine used in publihing
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Myopic
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an abnormal eye condition; often called nearsightedness
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Incestuous
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refers to cousins marrying cousins
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Caste System
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class distinctions based on birth, wealth, etc.
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Rotogravure Print
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a process of printing pictures, often of other pictures
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Aggregation
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group; gathering
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Ecclesiastical
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church-like
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Begrudge
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to feel resentment or disapproval about the fact that they have something
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habiliments
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outfits; clothing
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Akimbo
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Akimbo
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hands on hips and elbows bent outward
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Eccentricities
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oddities; unconveritionalities
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elucidate
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explain
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subpoena
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a writen legal order directing a person to appear in court to give a testimony
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Acrimonious
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sarcastic, bitter, nasty
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Corroborated Evidence
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evidence which helps to strengthen a position
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dictum
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a famous statement of principles
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quelling
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quieting, calming
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chiffarobe
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a large cabinet with drawers and a place for hanging clothes
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ex cathdra remarks
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remarks made with the authority that comes from one's official position
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volition
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will
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aridity
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dryness
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cynical confidence
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a person doing something out of selfishness
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