To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapters 7-12

8th Grade Literature \ TKAM Chapters 7-12 Vocabulary

**libel**

**A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.**

**quell**

**To put an end to (destruction or a rebellion). To subdue, suppress, or silence.**

**unfathomable**

**Incapable of being fully explored or understood. So deep, complex, amazing, or terrible that it cannot be fully comprehended.**

**analogous**

**Having an analogy. Similar or seeming identical to something else, but not the same. Matching, corresponding.**

**jubilant**

**Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.**

**rudiment**

**The first principles of a subject. Basic parts or simple foundations of something.**

**vehement**

**Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.**

**druthers**

**A person's preference in a matter. Literally, something “I’d rather do/have”.**

**passé**

**No longer fashionable; out of date. Boring or no longer interesting**

**tirade**

**A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.**

**austere**

**Severe or strict; having an extremely plain and simple style or appearance; unadorned.**

**contentious**

**Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial**