To Kill a Mockingbird vocab pt.1

Assuage

v) to lessen the severity of

Impotent

(adj) lacking power or ability

Taciturn

(adj) reserved; uncommunicative

Condescend

(v) to do something beneath one’s dignity

(v) to show feelings of superiority; to talk down to or look down on

Illicit

(adj) in an illegal or non-customary manner

Contentious

(adj) likely to cause an argument or controversy

Discernible

(adj) able to be perceived or detected

Melancholy

(n) a feeling of thoughtful sadness

(adj) having a feeling of sadness

Inquisitive

(adj) showing curiosity; questioning

Unfathomable

(adj) incapable of being fully explored or understood

Perpetrate

(v) to carry out or commit a harmful or illegal or immoral action

Ingenuous

(adj) innocent and unsuspecting; naive; trusting; sincere

Innate

(adj) born with; not established by learning

Guilelessness

(n) free of deception; genuine; sincere

Obstreperous

(adj) noisy and difficult to control

Inconspicuous

(adj) not clearly visible or attracting attention