Vocabulary From To Kill A Mocking Bird

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alleged

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asserted without proof

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taciturn

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tisclined to talk; silent

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vapid

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not lively, without spirit

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foray

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a quick raid or sudden attack

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malevolent

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having, showing, or arising from intense, often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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culprit

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one accused of or arraigned for a crime; one guilty of miscouduct

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predilection

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a predisposition in favor of something; preferance

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condescended

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assumed an air of superiority; a pantorizing attitude

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illicitly

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unlawfully; without permission

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indigenous

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native to a particular region

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vexations

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irritations; annoyances

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contemptuous

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scornful; despising; disdainful

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contentious

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pelligerent; argumentative

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fractious

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tending to be troublesome, quarrelsome, or irratable

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disapprobation

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the state of being dissaproved; condemnation

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auspicious

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propitious; favorible

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arbitrated

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decided; determined

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mortifying

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shameful; embarrassing

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tacit

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silently understood; unspoken

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asanine

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lacking sound judgement; stupid; silly

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desolate

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devoid of inhabitants or visitors; barren; empty

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ascertaining

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making certain; discovering; determining

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unfathomable

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unable to be understood or measured

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aberrations

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deviations; strayings from the right or normal way

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perpetrated

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committed; carried out; brought about

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adjacent

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not distant; nearby

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perplexity

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state of being confused or bewildered

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inordinatley

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unregulatedly; disorderly; excessively

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ingenuous

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noble; honorable; straightforward

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analogus

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showing a likeness which permits one to draw an analogy; similar

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wary

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marked by keen caution; cunning and watchful

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guilelessness

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innocence; naivete

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obstreperous

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uncotrollably noisy; clamorous; unruly

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invective

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of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse

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vehemently

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passionatley; powerfully; fervidly

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articulate

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able to speak; expressing oneself clearly or effectively

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melancholy

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a depression of spirits; dejection; a pensive mood; sadness

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umbrage

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resentful displeasure; personal offense

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rectitude

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srtaitness; righteousness

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interdict

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prohipition; an order forbidding something to be done

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palliation

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reduction of violence; moderation of intensity

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reconnaissance

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a preliminary survey to gain information

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undulate

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to form or move in waves; fluctuate

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propensities

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natural inclinations; leanings

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altercation

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a noisy or angry dispute; a quarrel

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austere

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stern and forbidding in appearance and manner; somber; grave

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prerogative

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an exclusive or special right, power, or privlage

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obliquely

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indirectly; deviously; underhandedly

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infallible

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incapable of error; sure; certain

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acquiescence

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acceptance; assent

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sullen

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gloomy; resentfullysilent or repressed; dismal

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futility

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fruitlessness; uselessness

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venerable

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respected or admired

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formidable

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causing fear, dread, or apprehension; awe-inspiring

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acrimonious

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biting or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner

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haugty

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disdainfully proud; arrogant

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mollified

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appeased; assuaged

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impudent

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insolent; contenptuous or cocky boldness or disregard for others

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unmitigated

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not lessened; urelieved

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temerity

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rashness; foolishness

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integrity

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honesty; incorruptibility

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cynical

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critical and distrustful of human nature and motives

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credibility

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believability; plausibility

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furtive

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secretive; surreptitious

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wryly

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ironicly humorous

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adamant

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unyielding; inflexible

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sordid

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base; vile; filthy

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impertinince

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insolence; rudeness

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bovine

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of, relating to, or resembling the ox or cow

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persecuted

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harassed; made to suffer because of ones beleifs

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notoriety

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the state of being widelyand unfavorably known

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stealthily

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secetrively; slyly

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purloined

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appropriated wrongfully; stolen

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irascible

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marked by hot temper and easily provoked by anger; touchy; carnky

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garishly

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glaringly; flashily; gaudily

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stolidy

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unemotionally

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apprehensibe

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fearful; filled with anxiety