To Kill A Mockingbird Vocab

Synonymous

Equivalent in meaning (adjective)

Covey

A group or set (noun)

Diminutive

Very small or minute (adjective)

Auspicious

Favorable, predicting success (adjective)

Asinine

Stupid or silly (adjective)

Prowess

Ability or skill (noun)

Meditative

Characterized by or indicative of meditation (adjective)

Accost

Approach and speak to aggressively (verb)

Guileless

Without trickery or cunning (adjective)

Vehemently

Zealous or impassioned (adverb)

Philippic

A speech denouncing something bitterly (noun)

Brethren

Fellow members or brothers (noun)

Prerogative

Exclusive right or privilege (noun)

Fortitude

Strength in facing pain or adversity (noun)

Stifle

Hold back or suffocate (verb)

Akimbo

With hand on hip and elbow bent outward (adverb)

Earnest

Showing deep sincerity or seriousness (adjective)

Evoke

Call forth or bring to mind (verb)

Candid

Frank, outspoken, sincere (adjective)

Perpetrated

To commit or carry out (verb)

Relent

Become less severe or slacken (verb)

Cynical

Distrusting or disparaging others' motives (adjective)

Furtive

Characterized by stealth or secrecy (adjective)