Vocab

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placidly

Back 1

calmly; quietly

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nebulous

Back 2

lacking form; hazy; vague; indistinct; confused.

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inconspicuous

Back 3

To be conspicuous is to attract attention. To be inconspicuous is to do the opposite; to not attract attention

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condescended

Back 4

To condescend is to agree to do something that you believe to be beneath your dignity

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skewed

Back 5

turned

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predilection

Back 6

a predilection is a preference, or a preferred way of doing something.

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erratically

Back 7

strangely; differently than normal

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chattel

Back 8

a piece of property that is not real estate; any movable possession. Furniture, automobiles, and animals are chattels.

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amiably

Back 9

good-naturedly

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taciturn

Back 10

almost always silent.

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contentious

Back 11

fond of arguing; given to disputing; quarrelsome

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entailment

Back 12

a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property.

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fractious

Back 13

mean or cross

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scold

Back 14

A scold is a person who scolds; that is, someone who often finds fault with people or things (and usually lets you know about it under no uncertain terms)

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philippic

Back 15

a bitter attack in words.

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flivver

Back 16

1. a small, cheap automobile, especially one that is no longer new.

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passé

Back 17

past its usefulness; out-of-date.

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apothecary

Back 18

form of a pharmacist, apothecaries could also prescribe drugs.

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ramshackle

Back 19

loose or rickety; about to fall apart

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assuanged

Back 20

to lessen or to calm

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vehement

Back 21

having or showing strong feeling; caused by strong feeling; eager; passionate.

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tyrannical

Back 22

1. of or having to do with a tyrant. 2. like a tyrant; arbitrary; cruel; unjust.

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ascertain

Back 23

to find out for certain by trial and research; make sure of; determine.

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contentment

Back 24

satisfaction; being pleased; ease of mind; happiness

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morphodite

Back 25

Scout has misheard Miss Maudie, who would actually have said the word hermaphrodite. Technically, a hermaphrodite is an animal or plant that has both female and male reproductive organs. Of course, the children's snowman is not really a hermaphrodite, but it does have both male and female characteristics.

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repertoire

Back 26

the list of plays, operas, parts, or pieces that a company, an
actor, a musician, or a singer is prepared to perform.

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formidable

Back 27

hard to overcome; hard to deal with; to be dreaded

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piety

Back 28

devotion to religious duties and practices

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pestilence

Back 29

something morally pestilent; wickedness

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gait

Back 30

pace, walk

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gallant

Back 31

noble in spirit or in conduct.

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ambidextrous

Back 32

able to use both hands equally well.

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spurious

Back 33

Something that is spurious outwardly resembles something but does not have the genuine qualities of that thing

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tact

Back 34

the ability to say and do the right things; skill in dealing with people or handling difficult situations without giving offense; delicacy; diplomacy

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jubilant

Back 35

expressing or showing joy; rejoicing; exulting

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mystify

Back 36

to bewilder purposely; perplex; puzzle

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curt

Back 37

short and rude; abrupt

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expound

Back 38

to make clear; explain or interpret.

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acquiescence

Back 39

consent given without making objections; agreeing or submitting quietly; assent.

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auspicious

Back 40

with signs of success; favorable

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unfathomable

Back 41

. not fathomable; too deep to be measured. 2. (Figurative.) too mysterious to be understood; impenetrable by the mind; inscrutable; incomprehensible.

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feeble

Back 42

lacking strength; weak; frail.

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succinct

Back 43

clear and brief

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amiable

Back 44

good-natured and friendly; pleasant and agreeable

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quelled

Back 45

To quell is to overwhelm something until it is powerless.
deportment, noun. the way a person acts; behavior; conduct.
feeble, adjective,1. lacking strength; weak; frail.

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aberrations

Back 46

an aberration is a deviation, or a moving away from, something that is normal.

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melancholy

Back 47

low spirits; sadness; tendency to be sad.

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acrimonious

Back 48

sarcastic; bitter; nasty

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uncouth

Back 49

crude, unmannerly

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deportment

Back 50

the way a person acts; behavior; conduct.