To Kill A Mockingbird Flashcards

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chattel

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n.
1. Law. An article of movable personal property.
2. A slave.

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taciturn

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adj.
Habitually untalkative.

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vapid

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adj.
1. Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull: vapid conversation.
2. Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat: vapid beer.

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condescended

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intr.v.
1. To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself.
2. To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner.

condescended
condescending
condescends

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revelations

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n.

1. The act of revealing or disclosing.
2. Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized.
3. Theology. A manifestation of divine will or truth.

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culprit

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n.

1. One charged with an offense or crime.
2. One guilty of a fault or crime.

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vexation

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n.

1. The act of annoying, irritating, or vexing.
2. The quality or condition of being vexed; annoyance.
3. A source of irritation or annoyance.

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tacit

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adj.

1. Not spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking.
1a. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan.
1b. Law. Arising by operation of the law rather than through direct expression.

2. Archaic. Not speaking; silent.

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aloof

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adj.
Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote: stood apart with aloof dignity.

adv.
At a distance but within view; apart.

aloofly adv.
aloofness n.

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morbid

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adj.

1.Of, relating to, or caused by disease; pathological or diseased.
1a.Psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome: “He suffered much from a morbid acuteness of the senses” (Edgar Allan Poe).
2. Characterized by preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings: read the account of the murder with a morbid interest.
3. Gruesome; grisly.

morbidly adv.
morbidness n.

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prowess

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n.
1. Superior skill or ability.
2. Superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle.

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bewilderment

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n.
1.The condition of being confused or disoriented.
2.A situation of perplexity or confusion; a tangle: a bewilderment of lies and half-truths.

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caricature

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n.

1a. A representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect.
1b. The art of creating such representations.
2. A grotesque imitation or misrepresentation: The trial was a caricature of justice.

tr.v. caricatured, caricaturing, caricatures
1. To represent or imitate in an exaggerated, distorted manner.

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cordial

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adj.

1. Warm and sincere; friendly: a cordial greeting; cordial relations.
2. Strongly felt; fervent: a cordial abhorrence of waste.
3. Serving to invigorate; stimulating.

n.
1. A stimulant; a tonic.
2. A liqueur.

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noble

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adj. nobler, noblest

1. Possessing hereditary rank in a political system or social class derived from a feudalistic stage of a country's development.

2a. Having or showing qualities of high moral character, such as courage, generosity, or honor: a noble spirit.
2b. Proceeding from or indicative of such a character; showing magnanimity: “What poor an instrument/May do a noble deed!” (Shakespeare).

3. Grand and stately in appearance; majestic: “a mighty Spanish chestnut, bare now of leaves, but in summer a noble tree” (Richard Jeffries).
4. Chemistry. Inactive or inert.

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Innate

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adj.

1. Possessed at birth; inborn.
2. Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent.
3. Of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of right and wrong.

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Evasion

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n.
1. The act or an instance of evading.
2. A means of evading; a subterfuge.

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Feeble

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adj. fee·bler, fee·blest

1a. Lacking strength; weak.
1b. Indicating weakness.
2. Lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; inadequate.

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Inconspicuous

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adj.

Not readily noticeable.

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Undulate

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v. un·du·lat·ed, un·du·lat·ing, un·du·lates
v. tr.
1. To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion.
2. To give a wavelike appearance or form to.

v. intr.
1. To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
2. To have a wavelike appearance or form.
3. To increase and decrease in volume or pitch as if in waves.

adj.
Having a wavy outline or appearance: leaves with undulate margins

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Infallible

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adj.
1. Incapable of erring: an infallible guide; an infallible source of information.
2. Incapable of failing; certain: an infallible antidote; an infallible rule.

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Ominous

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adj.
1. Menacing; threatening: ominous black clouds; ominous rumblings of discontent.
2. Of or being an omen, especially an evil one.

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Oblivious

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adj.
1. Lacking all memory; forgetful.
2. Lacking conscious awareness; unmindful.

obliviously adv.
obliviousness n.

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Succinct

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adj. succincter, succinctest

1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style.

succinctly adv.
succinctness n.

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Unobtrusive

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adj.

Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.

unobtrusively adv.
unobtrusiveness n.

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Turbulent

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adj.
1. Violently agitated or disturbed; tumultuous: turbulent rapids.
2. Having a chaotic or restless character or tendency: a turbulent period in history.
3. Causing unrest or disturbance; unruly: turbulent, revolutionary undercurrents.

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Congenital

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adj.
3. Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences: a congenital heart defect; congenital syphilis.
2. Being or having an essential characteristic as if by nature; inherent or inveterate

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Acrimonious

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adj.
1. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an acrimonious debate between the two candidates.

acrimoniously adv.
acrimoniousness n.

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Serene

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adj.
1. Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled. Calm.
2. Unclouded; fair: serene skies and a bright blue sea.

serenely adv.
sereneness n.

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Complacently

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adj.

1. Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned: He had become complacent after years of success.
Eager to please; complaisant.



complacently adv.

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Stealthy

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adj. stealthier,stealthiest

1. Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice. Secret.

stealthi·ly adv.
stealthi·ness n.

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Impudent

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adj.

1. Characterized by offensive boldness; insolent or impertinent. See Synonyms at shameless.
2. Obsolete. Immodest.

Impudently adv

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Aridity

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Aridity

n 1: a condition yielding nothing of value
2: a permanent absence of rainfall

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Furtive

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adj.

1. Characterized by stealth; surreptitious.
2. Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty.

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Sordid

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adj.

1. Filthy or dirty; foul.
2. Depressingly squalid; wretched: sordid shantytowns.
3. Morally degraded: “The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils” (James Joyce).
4. Exceedingly mercenary; grasping.

sordidly adv.
sordidness n.

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Droned

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v. droned, droning, drones

v. intr.
1. To make a continuous low dull humming sound: “Somewhere an electric fan droned without end”
2. To speak in a monotonous tone: The lecturer droned on for hours.
3. To pass or act in a monotonous way.

v. tr.
To utter in a monotonous low tone: “The mosquitoes droned their angry chant”

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Recluse

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n.
A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude.

adj.
Withdrawn from the world; reclusive.

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Enunciated

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v. enunciated, enunciating, enunciates

v. tr.
1. To pronounce; articulate.
2. To state or set forth precisely or systematically: enunciate a doctrine.
3. To announce; proclaim.

v. intr.
To pronounce words; speak aloud

enunciable adj.
enunciation n.
enunciative adj.
enunciatively adv.
enunciator n.

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Savored

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n.
1. The taste or smell of something.
2. A specific taste or smell.
3. A distinctive quality or sensation: enjoying the savor of victory.

v. savored, savoring, savors

v. intr.
1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry.
2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.

v. tr.
1. To impart flavor or scent to; season: savored the bland soup with salt.
2. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast.
3. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this great moment of accomplishment.


savorer n.
savorous adj.

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Lament

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v. la·ment·ed, la·ment·ing, la·ments
v. tr.

1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.
2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts

v. intr.
1. To grieve audibly; wail.
2. To express sorrow or regret

n.
1. A feeling or an expression of grief; a lamentation.
2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.

lamenter n.