Rww Vocab. To Kill A Mocking Bird

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Amiable

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friendly; agreeable

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Apoplectic

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extremely angry, furious

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Azalea

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a type of flowering shrub, usually pink or white

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Bootlegger

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someone who makes/transports illegal substances (ex. alcohol)

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Jury

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12 citizens who listen to criminal or civil court cases and render a verdict

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Indict

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to charge a person with a crime

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Interrogation

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closed questioning

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Great Depression

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the severe economic crisis in the 1930s, supposedly set off by the stock market crash of 1929, resulting in 16 million Americans being unemployed

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Jim Crow

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systematic practice of discriminating against blacks

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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

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secret society that is anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, and anti-African American

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Lynch

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to kill without legal sanction (often by a mob); hanging

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Segregation

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the practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups

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WPA

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Works Progress Administration; agency designed to employ people during the Great Depression. Workers built public buildings and roads

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Acquit

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to find an accused person innocent in a court of law

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Change of venue

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moving a trial to an area different area from where the crime occurred

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Circumstantial Evidence

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evidence not bearing directly on the fact in dispute

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Cross-Examination

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to question a witness called by the opposing counsel

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Entailment

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land or property that is handed down from one generation to another

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Camellia

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a shrub wih shiny green leaves that produces a waxy flower that is often white, pink, or red

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Caricature

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mocking drawings or imitations, usually of a person

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Caste

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class differences based on wealth, rank, or job

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Chiffarobe

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a bureau/dresser

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Chunked

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to form into pieces; to throw things

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Contemptuous

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scornful

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Contentious

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argumentative, quarrelsome

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Cooties

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lice

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Cotton Gin

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A machine that separates the seeds, seed hulls, and other small objects from the fibers of the cotton.

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Dewey Decimal System

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A system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a 3 digit # and further specifications by decimal point; publications are shelved by number

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Ecclesiastical

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having to do with church matters

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Empathy

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identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives

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Entity

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a being or creature

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Hypocrite

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a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he/she does not hold

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Impertinent/Impudent

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ill-mannered, bold, or rude

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'Mad'

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rabid; crazy

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Malevolent

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wishing harm to others; malicious

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Missionary Circle

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a social church group, often involved with charitable activities

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Morbid

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gruesome or grisly

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Morphine

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highly addictive drug (an opiate) often used as a painkiller

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Recluse

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hermit or a loner

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Scuppernongs

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type of grape common in the southern USA

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Snipe Hunt

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an elaborate practical joke in which an unsuspecting person takes part in a bogus hunt for a snipe; a futile search or endeavor

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Tacit

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expressed without using words

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Vigil

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a careful watch