To Kill A Mockingbird Part 2 Vocabulary

indignant

(adj.) angry at unfairness

hypocrites

(n.) people who pretend to be something they are not

temerity

(n.) foolish or rash boldness

acquiescence

(n.) agreement without protest

recluse

(n.) someone who stays away from society and the company of others

austere

(adj.) stern and severe

infantile

(adj.) childish

remorse

(n.) a feeling of regret and guilt

candid

(adj.) openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness

veneer

(n.) attractive outer surface

obliquely

indirectly

impertinence

disrespect

arid

dry; barren

vehement

full of emotion and strong feeling

myopic

cannot see things clearly (can be literal or figurative)

notoriety

fame

infallible

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

eccentricities

odd behaviors

discreet

careful about what one says or does

expunge

to erase

contentious

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

blandly

smoothly; without excitement

volition

a conscious choice or decision

ambidextrous

able to use both hands equally well

devoid

entirely lacking or free from

venerable

accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character

perpetual

continuing forever

antagonize

to annoy or provoke to anger

connived

cooperated in secret; conspired

acrimonious

angry and bitter