English III To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on vocabulary lists from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird for English III.

aberration

the fact or instance of deviating from the natural or usual type

acrimonious

caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner

acquiescence

the act of accepting, complying, or submitting tacitly

aggregation

a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals

ascertain

to find out or learn with certainty

assuage

to lessen the intensity of; ease; to put an end to by satisfying; appease, quench

auspicious

favorable prosperous

condescension

patronizing attitude or behavior

contentious

exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes

corroborate

to support with evidence or authority; make more certain

elucidate

to make lucid or clear especially by explanation or analysis; to give a clarifying explanation

encumber

weigh down, burden; to impede or hamper the function or activity of; hinder; to burden with a legal claim

entailment

to restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof

feral

of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast; not domesticated or cultivated

glean

to gather information or material bit by bit.

interdict

a prohibitory decree

litigant

one engaged in a lawsuit

mollify

to soothe in temper or disposition

nebulous

indistinct, vague

persevere

to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement

pestilence

a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating

predilection

an established preference for something

rectitude

moral integrity; righteousness

sordid

marked by baseness or grossness, vile; dirty, filthy; wretched, squalid

stolid

having or expressing little or no sensibility; unemotional

succinct

marked by precise expression without wasted words

taciturn

temperamentally disinclined to talk

temerity

unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition; rashness, recklessness

umbrage

a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult

volition

the power of choosing or determining; one's will