Mockingbird Vocab Chapters 9-11

Induce

To persuade someone to do something; to bring about or give rise to

Inordinately

excessively;immoderately;well outside of the usual limits

Wary

Feeling or showing caution;being on guard against possible danger

Innate

inborn;naturally or inherently present

Provocation

something that excites a person to action or causes anger or irritation

Guilelessness

The quality of being innocent and totally without deception; completely straightforward and honest; not at all tricky

Deportment

the way a person behaves or conducts himself; a person’s manners.

Obstreperous

unruly; difficult to deal with; noisy hard to control

Gallantly

done in a chivalrous way; courteous; exceptionally polite

Peril

being at serious risk or in grave danger

Degeneration

the process of deterioration;becoming corrupt or bad; breaking down

Palliation

the act or process of relieving one’s suffering; the alleviation of unpleasant symptoms without curing the actual disease.

Viscous

of a thick sticky consistency