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To kill a mockingbird
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25
Language - English
8th Grade
03/15/2012

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Term
self seficient
Definition
able to take care of itself
Term
taciturn
Definition
aloof from others
Term
malevolent
Definition
evil
Term
illicit
Definition
illegal or unlawful
Term
tanquility
Definition
calm
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auspicion
Definition
favorable, fortunate
Term
evasion
Definition
evade, avoiding
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benign
Definition
kind, harmless
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inquisitvie
Definition
eager to knowledge intellectually curious
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ascertaining
Definition
to find out definitely
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unfathomable
Definition
not understood or known
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procured
Definition
obtained
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libel
Definition
damagingly mispresented
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degeneration
Definition
to become worse, fall below normal or desirable level
noun
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disposition
Definition
a person's temperament or characteristic attitude
noun
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antagonize
Definition
to instigate, provoke, make angry, intimidate, make hostile or unfriendly.
verb
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cantankerous
Definition
pugnacious, belligerent, disagreeable, hard to deal with, contemptuous, adj
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frivolous
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carefree, lacking seriousness, unconcerned,
adj
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indignantly
Definition
angry because of something unfair
adj
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placid
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calm or peaceful, serene tranquil
adj
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succint
Definition
express in a few words, concise, brief
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uncouth
Definition
awkward, rude, ungraceful, clumsy, lacking manner
adj
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flunctuation
Definition
continual change one point or condition, erratic,
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acrimonious
Definition
caustic, staining, bitter in nature or behavior,
adj
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Quelled
Definition
to put an end to by force
verb
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