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To Kill A Mockingbird Vocabulary List #2
To Kill A Mockingbird Vocabulary List #2
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Literature
9th Grade
10/20/2009

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Term
Aberration
Definition

Noun

1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.

2. deviation from truth or moral rectitude.

3. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type

4.mental irregularity or disorder, esp. of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound mental state.

S: abnormality, eccentricity, illusion, delusion, hallucination.

Term
Altercation
Definition

Noun

1. a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.

S: quarrel, disagreement, clash; squabble, tiff.

Term
Apoplectic
Definition

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to apoplexy.

2. having or inclined to apoplexy.

3. intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy: an apoplectic rage.

Term
Appalling
Definition

Adjective

1.causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.

Term
Ascertain
Definition

Verb

1. to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.

Term
Asinine
Definition

Adjective

1. foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.

S: Foolish

Term
Bode
Definition

Verb

1. to be an omen of; portend: The news bodes evil days for him.

Term
Camisole
Definition

Noun

1. a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.

2. a woman's negligee jacket.

3. a sleeved jacket or jersey once worn by men.

4. a straitjacket with long sleeves.

Term
Cantankerous
Definition

Adjective

1. disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.

Term
Cherub
Definition

Noun

1. celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.

2. Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings.

3. a beautiful or innocent person, esp. a child.

4. a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.

Term
Devoid
Definition

Adjective

1. not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually fol. by of).

S: lacking, wanting, destitute, bereft, barren.

Term
Don
Definition

Verb

1. to put on or dress in: to don one's clothes.

Term
Ecclesiastical
Definition

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.

Term
Edification
Definition

Noun

1. an act of edifying.

2. the state of being edified; uplift.

3. moral improvement or guidance.


Term
Habiliment
Definition

Noun

1. clothes or clothing

2. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.

Term
Ingenuous
Definition

Adjective

1. characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.

2. cleverly inventive or resourceful: an ingenious press agent.

S: bright, gifted, able, resourceful; adroit.

A: unskillful.

Term
Innate
Definition

Adjective

1. existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.

2. inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis.

3. originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of good and evil.

S: natural, congenital. Innate, inborn, congenital, hereditary describe qualities, characteristics, or possessions acquired before or at the time of birth. Innate, of Latin origin, and inborn, a native English word, share the literal basic sense “existing at the time of birth,” and they are interchangeable in most contexts: innate (or inborn) stodginess, agility, gracefulness. Congenital refers most often to characteristics acquired during fetal development, especially defects or undesirable conditions: a congenital deformity; congenital blindness. Hereditary describes qualities or things passed on from ancestors, either through the genes or by social or legal means: Hemophilia is a hereditary condition; a hereditary title.

Term
Inordinate
Definition

Adjective

1. not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.

2. unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty.

3. disorderly; uncontrolled.

Term
Interdict
Definition

Noun

1. Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.

2. Roman Catholic Church. a punishment by which the faithful, remaining in communion with the church, are forbidden certain sacraments and prohibited from participation in certain sacred acts.

3. Roman Law. a general or special order of the Roman praetor forbidding or commanding an act, esp. in cases involving disputed possession.

Term
Invective
Definition

Noun

1. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach

2. a railing accusation; vituperation.

3. an insulting or abusive word or expression.

Term
Livid
Definition

Adjective

1. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.

2. dull blue; dark, grayish-blue.

3. enraged; furiously angry: Willful stupidity makes me absolutely livid.

4. feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion.

5. reddish or flushed.

6. deathly pale; pallid; ashen: Fear turned his cheeks livid for a moment.

Term
Nether
Definition

Adjective

1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.

2. lower or under: his nether lip.

Term
Obstreperous
Definition

Adjective

1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.

2. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children.

Term
Palliate
Definition

Verb

1. to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
2. to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate.

 

Term
Passe'
Definition

Adjective

1. no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded: There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé.
2. past: time passé.
3. past the prime of one's life.

S: old-fashioned, démodé, quaint.

Term
Philippic
Definition

Noun

1. any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.
2. (lowercase[image]) any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation

 

Term
Propensity
Definition

Noun

1. a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
2. Obsolete. favorable disposition or partiality.
Term
Rectitude
Definition

Noun

1. rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives.
2. correctness: rectitude of judgment.
3. straightness.
Term
Rotogravure
Definition

Noun

1. a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder.
2. a print made by this process.
3. a section of a newspaper consisting of pages printed by the rotogravure process; magazine section.
Term
Taffeta
Definition

Noun

1. a medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect.
2. any of various other fabrics of silk, linen, wool, etc., in use at different periods.
Term
Tirade
Definition

Noun

1. a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking.
2. a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate.
3. a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry: the stately tirades of Corneille.
Term
Vain
Definition

Adjective

1. excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
2. proceeding from or showing personal vanity: vain remarks.
3. ineffectual or unsuccessful; futile: a vain effort.
4. without real significance, value, or importance; baseless or worthless: vain pageantry; vain display.
5. Archaic. senseless or foolish.
Term
 Vehement
Definition

Adjective

1. zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
2. characterized by rancor or anger; violent: vehement hostility.
3. strongly emotional; intense or passionate: vehement desire.
4. marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous: vehement clapping.
Term
Viscous
Definition

Adjective

1. of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.
2. having the property of viscosity.
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