To Kill a Mockingbird vocab

60 words

Assuage

to relieve

Seldom

not often; rarely

optimism

feeling good about an outcome

Malevolent

wishing evil or harm to another or others

Morbid

relating to unpleasant subjects (such as death)gruesome

Nocturnal

active at night

Sneer

to mock or laugh in a manner that shows scorn or contempt

Vapid

(adj.) dull, uninteresting, boring,not stimulating

indigenous

native to a certain area

vexation

being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

cordial

warm and friendly

erratic

not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

tranquility

peacefulness/calm

contemptuous

Showing hatred to someone or something

contentious

argumentative; quarrelsome;disagreement(tending to argue)

Diminutive

very small

judicious

(adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

auspicious

favorable;luckyAr

arbitrate

to decide a dispute or a fight between two parties

melancholy

gloomy,especially when habitual or prolonged depression

tacit

understood or implied without saying anything

benevolence

desire to do good to others

placid

calm, peaceful(not excited expression)

asinine

extremely stupid or foolish

edifcation

improve knowledge

unfathomable

difficult or impossible to understand

aberration

something that differs from the norm

deportment

manner; behavior

obsterperous

unruly or noisey

invective

abusive language

rudiment

a mere beginning, basics

Umbrage

an offense or annoyance (used in the phrase "give" or "take"

Palliation

to relieve or lessen without curing

Undulate

to move in waves

Denunciation

expression of strong disapproval

Austere

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

Formidable

Causing fear/intimidating

Oblique

(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straight

Acquiesce

accept something without protest

Elucidate

to explain or clarify

Temerity

rashness, boldness

Furtive

doing something secretively

mortification

a feeling of shame or humiliation

Subtle

not obvious

Predicament

a difficult situation

Candid

Completely honest, straightforward

Subsequent

following in time or order

Ignorance

lack of knowledge

Enormity

seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong.

Caliber

the quality of someone's character

Credibility

the quality of being trusted and believed in

Idealist

someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

Integrity

honesty, high moral standards (ex.Atticus)