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To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 13-17
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Literature
7th Grade
03/28/2010

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sluggish
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slow to respond
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The remainder of the afternoon went by in the gently gloom that descends when relatives appeared, but was__________ when we heard a car turn in the drive way.
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dispelled
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shinny
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alcochol (usually illegal)
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curtness
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rudeness, shortness
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He sighed and said rape was ________ knowledge of a female by force and without consent.
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carnal
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reverent
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worshipful
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"I'm 'bout to ________," said Dill, "got anything to eat?
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perish
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sober
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serious, calm
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venerable
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well respectable
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"Called 'em off on a snipe hunt," was the ________ answer.
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succinct
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Mutual _________ made them alike.
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defiance
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sullen
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gloomily and resentfully silent
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Dill was ________ by the chair, and his pace was slower.
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encumbered
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profane
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unholy
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fey
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crazy
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sundry
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assorted
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unobtrusive
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not noticeable
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In answer to the clerk's booming voice, a little ______ cock of a man strutted to the stand, the back of his neck reddening at the sound of his name.
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bantam
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gleaning
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picking over
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We could tell, however, when the debate became more __________ than professional, but this was from watching lawyers other than our father.
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acrimonious
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dictim
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set of rules
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smugly
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in a self-satisfied way
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ambidextrous
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ability to use both hands equally well
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