To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab

  1. Aberrations: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
  2. Abominable: obnoxious
  3. Acquiescence: agreement or consent
  4. Acrimonious: caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior,
  5. Adamant: too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
  6. Akimbo: with hand on hip and arms out
  7. Amiable: polite
  8. Apoplectic: overcome with anger
  9. Ascertaining: find (something) out for certain
  10. Assuaged: lessened, or to calm down
  11. Auspicious: favorable
  12. Benign: easygoing
  13. Cantankerous: bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
  14. Changelings: a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy.
  15. Cleaved: split or sever
  16. Contemptuously: showing that someone is worseless
  17. Contentious: causing or likely to cause an argument
  18. Corroborating: to make more certain; confirm
  19. Covey: a small flock of birds or describing young innocent first graders
  20. Degeneration: the state or process of being or becoming degenerate; decline or
  21. Denunciation: Public condemnation of someone or something
  22. Deportment: a person's behavior or manners
  23. Discernible: stands out
  24. Discreet: choosing wisely with words with regard to privacy
  25. Duress: under threat
  26. Ecclesiastical: of or pertaining to the church or the clergy
  27. Edification: the act of instructing
  28. Erratically: not even or regular in pattern or movement
  29. Ex Cathedra: from the seat of authority; with authority
  30. Expunge: to erase
  31. Feral: undomesticated, untamed
  32. Fey: magical, other worldly.
  33. Foray: to attack
  34. Fractious: easily irritated
  35. Gullet: throats
  36. Illicitly: illegal
  37. Impediment: An obstable, preventing progression
  38. Impertinence: not a relevant quality or action
  39. Impotent: powerless
  40. Imprudent: showing care for the future
  41. Inconspicuous: to be hidden
  42. Ingenuous: (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting
  43. Iniquities: immoral or grossly unfair behavior also sin
  44. Innate: inborn, natural
  45. Interdict: an authoritative prohibition or ban
  46. Invective: insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
  47. Irascible: easily provoked to anger; very irritable
  48. Litigants: a person engaged in a lawsuit
  49. Livid: informal furiously angry
  50. Malignant: of a disease) very virulent or infectious.
  51. Mollified: to soften in feeling or temper
  52. Morbid: an unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects
  53. Mortification: cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated
  54. Myopic: unable to think clearly or sensibly, narrow-minded
  55. Nebulous: vague or hazy
  56. Notoriety: the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known
  57. Obliquely: not straightforward
  58. Obstreperous: noisy and difficult to control
  59. Palliation: make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
  60. Pensive: thoughtful
  61. Perpetrated: carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action)
  62. Persevere: continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success
  63. Philippic: a big lecture
  64. Pinioned: the wing of a bird.
  65. Placidly: peaceful
  66. Predilection: a bias in favor for something
  67. Prerogative: an exclusive right or privilege
  68. Procured: obtain (something), esp. with care or effort
  69. Profane: irreligious
  70. Prowess: askill or expertise in a particular activity or field
  71. Purloined: to commit theft; steal
  72. Quelled: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force
  73. Rankling: to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind
  74. Reconnaissance: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic
  75. Rectitude: correctness
  76. Sojourn: a temporary stay
  77. Speculations: a single instance or process of consideration
  78. Spurious: not genuine or true
  79. Squalid: oul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
  80. Stealthy: sneaky
  81. Succinct: to the point
  82. Tacit: a thing or action (not saying a lot)
  83. Taciturn: saying little
  84. Tactful: a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situation
  85. Terse: an abrupt statement
  86. Umbrage: offense or annoyance
  87. Undulate: move with a smooth wavelike
  88. Vaneer: a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying, it also describes a mask covering someone or something wood.
  89. Vapid: easygoing or boring
  90. Venerable: respectable
  91. Venue: the place of a crime
  92. Vetted: to check for accuracy, validity
  93. Vexations: the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or
  94. Wallowing: indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation)
  95. altercation: a noisy disagreement
  96. caste: any class or group sharing common cultural features
  97. contraband: anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported
  98. curtness: to be short
  99. demurred: to make objection
  100. formidable: causing fear
  101. fortitude: mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty
  102. habilements: clothing
  103. infallible: perfect and flawless
  104. obscure: not clear and ambiguous
  105. qualm: an uneasy feeling or doubt
  106. resignation: the act of resigning
  107. reverent: deeply respectful
  108. warily: be on one's guard against danger