To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary List

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To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary List 1

• 1. ambled v.
• to walk at a slow leisurely pace.
• Ex Scout and Jem ambled home from school.
• asssuaged v.
• to lessen or calm
• Ex Jems fears of not being able to play
  football were assuaged when the doctor assured
  him his broken arm would heal perfectly.
• domicile n.
• a house or place where a person lives.
• Ex The Ewells domicile was a raggedy little
  house down near the town dump.

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• impudent adj.
• shamelessly bold.
• Ex Jem quickly decided to
• make an impudent move and
• return home to Atticus with-
• out his pants.
• malevolent adj.
• evil.
• Ex The rumor around town was that a malevolent
  phantom lived in the Radley house who only came
  out at night.
• piety n.
• devotion to religion.
• Ex Miss Stephanie Crawford showed her piety by
  attending church every Sunday.

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• predilection n.
• preference for.
• Ex Walter Cunningham has a
• predilection for putting maple
• syrup on his meat and potatoes.
• unsullied adj.
• untouched, unused, not dirty.
• Ex Atticuss hope of Scout returning from
  school unsullied was dashed when she came home in
  a muddy dress.
• indigenous adj.
• belonging to a particular region or country.
• Ex The custom of dressing up for dinner is
  indigenous to the South.

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• amiable adj.
• friendly or likable.
• Ex Jem Finch is an amiable
• boy who has lots of friends.
• erratic adj.
• irregular.
• Ex The erratic stitching on Jems pants led
  him to believe that someone besides a woman had
  sewn them up.
• gravely adv.
• seriously.
• Ex Atticus gravely lectured the children about
  making fun of others.

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• persevere v.
• to carry on in spite of difficulties.
• Ex Atticus Finch took Tom Robinsons case
• hoping that he could persevere in spite of the
• towns racism.
• auspicious adj.
• favorable.
• Ex Tom was hopeful that his case would have an
  auspicious conclusion.
• quell v.
• to quiet or pacify.
• Ex Mrs. Merriweather tried to quell the
  childrens nerves before they went on stage for
  the pageant.