To Kill A Mockingbird Vocab #2 Chapters 4-7

Front 1

whittled

Back 1

to cut or shape with a knife; to pare

Front 2

evasion

Back 2

the act of escaping

Front 3

tan

Back 3

to convert (hide) into leather by tre4ament with an infusion of tannin-rich bark or other agent of similar effect

Front 4

quelling

Back 4

to quiet; pacify

Front 5

aloof

Back 5

out of involvement

Front 6

foolhardy

Back 6

foolishly adventurous and bold, rash

Front 7

schemes

Back 7

a plan or program of action

Front 8

azaleas

Back 8

a small flower whose petals form a funnel shape

Front 9

benign

Back 9

of a gentle opposition

Front 10

arbor

Back 10

a bower of vines or

Front 11

chameleon

Back 11

an animal or person that changes to match their environment

Front 12

magisterial

Back 12

authoritative, dictatorial

Front 13

prolonged

Back 13

to lengthen, extend

Front 14

pestilence

Back 14

a contagious or infectious epidemic disease

Front 15

bridgework

Back 15

to insert a fake tooth

Front 16

gesture

Back 16

an expression through action

Front 17

benevolence

Back 17

disposition to do good

Front 18

mimosa

Back 18

a tree with pink and white flowers; smells like oranges

Front 19

morbid

Back 19

to be affected by disease

Front 20

peril

Back 20

to expose to danger

Front 21

torment

Back 21

the infliction of torture

Front 22

hankering

Back 22

a strong and persistent desire

Front 23

raveling

Back 23

tangling together

Front 24

inquisitive

Back 24

questioning

Front 25

peculiar

Back 25

something out of the ordinary

Front 26

asinine

Back 26

stupid

Front 27

edification

Back 27

the act of establishing

Front 28

quibbling

Back 28

bend the truth, lying

Front 29

retrieve

Back 29

to bring back, return

Front 30

gigantic

Back 30

large in size, huge

Front 31

kudzu

Back 31

an invasive vine

Front 32

prowess

Back 32

heroism

Front 33

ramshackle

Back 33

appearing ready to collapse

Front 34

eerily

Back 34

strangeness; gloominess

Front 35

teetered

Back 35

to make unsteady; wobble

Front 36

respiration

Back 36

a single complete act of breathing

Front 37

commotion

Back 37

civil unrest

Front 38

cherub

Back 38

an angel of 2nd highest rank

Front 39

dismemberment

Back 39

to break up in small pieces

Front 40

malignant

Back 40

evil in nature

Front 41

waning

Back 41

shrinking

Front 42

bewilderment

Back 42

confusion

Front 43

lattice

Back 43

framework of crossed wood/metal

Front 44

pilgrimage

Back 44

a journey

Front 45

desolate

Back 45

deserted

Front 46

breeches

Back 46

pants

Front 47

embalming

Back 47

to protect the corpse from decaying

Front 48

hoodooing

Back 48

voodoo, something that brings bad luck

Front 49

priss(y)

Back 49

picky

Front 50

scuttled

Back 50

a quick shuffling pace, scurry