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To Kill a Mockingbird Section 1 Vocabulary
Vocabulary To Kill a Mockingbird
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Literature
8th Grade
02/04/2010
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astounded
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amazed
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asylum
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an institution for the care of the mentally ill
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austere
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severe or stern
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awestruck
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full of respect
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bluff
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show of strength where there is none;all bark and no bite
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compromise
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a settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions
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consent
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voluntary acceptance
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dazedly
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as if shocked or stunned
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disperse
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to scatter in various directions
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dumbfounded
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amazed; astonished
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eerily
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mysteriously;in an uncanny way
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elated
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joyful
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entailment
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an imposed duty;in this case, bartering for rather than paying a legal fee
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erratically
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without a fixed course
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feat
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an act of courage; an achievement
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foyer
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an entrance hall
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heave
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to lift with a strong effort
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idler
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a lazy or unemployed person
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impassively
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without revealing any emotion
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infested
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overrun with
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intimidated
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frightened
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intrigued
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interested, curious
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lounge
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to sit in a lazy, relaxed way
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muster
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to summon up
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mutual
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shared
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packsaddle
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a saddle for a pack animal on which loads can be secured
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prowler
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a person who goes around sneakily in order to rob
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ramshackle
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likely to fall apart because of shoddy construction or poor upkeep
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reassured
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having confidence restored
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regal
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like a king
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reluctantly
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unwilling
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reverently
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with love and respect
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spinster
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a woman who has remained single beyond the usual age for marriage
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stalk
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to move with a stiff or angry gait
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torment
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to annoy or pester
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trifle
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to joke
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unpretentiously
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modestly
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vault
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to jump or leap over
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wrath
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violent anger; fury
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