assuaged | v. to calm; pacify |
piety | n. a. Religious devotion and reverence to God. b. Devotion and reverence to parents and family |
strictures | n. A restraint, limit, or restriction. |
dictum | n. An authoritative, often formal pronouncement |
chattels | n. A slave. |
impotent | adj. powerless |
taciturn | adj. quiet; gentle |
unsullied | adj. not tarnished (like in reputation) |
revelation | n. realization of truth |
eccentric | adj. unconventional |
malevolent | adj. evil |
predilection | n. preference |
domiciled | v. To establish (oneself or another person) in a residence. |
nebulous | adj. unclear; vague |
concession | v. the act of acknowledging, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit |
foray | n. A venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one’s usual area |
multitudes | n. the masses |
condescended | v. to look down upon |
apprehensively | adv. uneasily; uncomfortably |
indigenous | adj. native |
illicitly | adv. Unlawful |
entailment | n. the process of limiting an inheritance to a specific sequence of heirs; unalterable inheritance |
vexations | n. unalterable inheritance |
speculation | n. conjecture; observation |
erratic | adj. irregular |
tranquility | n. peacefulness |
iniquities | n. lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice |
contentious | adj. Quarrelsome |
condescension | n. Patronizingly superior behavior or attitude |
diminutive | adj. extremely tiny |
fraught | adj. Marked by or causing distress; emotional |
monosyllabic | adj. one syllable; one-sided |
fractious | adj. unruly |
amiable | adj. Friendly |
concede | v. To yield or grant (a privilege or right, for example). |
disapprobation | n. moral disapproval |
auspicious | adj. good foretelling; favorable |
arbitrated | v. to referee |
benign | adj. harmless |
cordiality | n. politeness in manners |
benevolence | n. kindness |
morbid | adj. Gruesome |
placidly | adv. calmly |
inquisitive | adj. full of questions |
edification | n. enlightenment |
quibbling | v. to argue over petty matters |
bewilderment | n. confusion |
desolate | adj. sparse |
ascertaining | v. to discover through examination |
vigil | n. a night time observation/ritual |
unfathomable | adj. incomprehensible |
aberrations | n. departure from what is normal |
accosted | v. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. |
procured | v. to obtain |
perpetrated | v. to be responsible for; to commit. |
caricatures | n. exaggerated imitations or representations |
morphodite | n. comic pronunciation, considered offensive, of the word hermaphrodite |
quelled | v. to calm; make tranquil |
perplexity | n. state of being confused |
inordinately | adv. Unusually |
ingenuous | adj. lacking sophistication |
analogous | adj. similar to |
fluently | adv. gracefully; fluidly |
innate | adj. Inborn |
provocation | n. act of provoking or inciting |
guilelessness | n. lacking deceptive skills |
nocturnal | adj. pertaining to the night |
obstreperous | adj. aggressively boisterous |
invective | n. abusive language |
evasion | n. avoidance; escape |
mortify | v. to embarrass; humiliate |
attributes | n. characteristics |
inconspicuous | adj. not obvious; not noticeable |
rudiments | n. basics; fundamentals |
articulate | adj. fluent in speech and language |
vehemently | adv. vigorously; energetically |
apoplectic | adj. extremely angry or furious |
degeneration | n. process of deterioration |
umbrage | n. resentment |
rectitude | n. moral uprightness |
interdict | v. to forbid authoritatively |
palliation | n. process of making less serious |
cantankerous | adj. ill-tempered; disagreeable |
devoid | adj. completely lacking |
propensities | n. natural tendencies |
viscous | adj. having high resistance to fluidity; thick |
undulate | v. to go back and forth like a wave |
protruded | v. to stick out |
tirade | n. a harsh speech; a prolonged outburst of bitter denunciation |
altercation | n. a dispute |
indignantly | adv. showing feelings of disgust and anger |
ecclesiastical | adj. relating to the church |
austere | adj. morally strict |
tedious | adj. boring |
dispelled | v. to disperse; scatter |
formidable | adj. inspiring respect or awe |
prerogative | n. right or privilege exclusive to an individual or class |
obliquely | adv. indirectly |
myopic | adj. lacking imagination of intellectual insight |
induced | v. bring about |
inflection | n. Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice. |
persevered | v. to continue steadfastly or determinedly; persist |
elusive | adj. difficult to find or catch |
curtness | adj. Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner |
pensive | adj. deep in thought |
taut | adj. tight |
manacles | n. handcuffs; restraints |
infallible | adj. incapable of error |
fortitude | n. courage in pain or adversity |
begrudge | v. To envy the possession or enjoyment of |
ominous | adj. threatening; foreboding |
antagonize | v. To incur the dislike of; provoke hostility or enmity in |
privy | adj. Secret; concealed. |
oblivious | adj. forgetful; unmindful |
venerable | adj. entitled to respect on account of age, character or association |
discreet | adj. tactful, trustworthy |
succinct | adj. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse |
acquiescence | v. Passive assent or agreement without protest. |
futility | n. The quality of having no useful result; uselessness. |
subtle | adj. not immediately obvious |
affluent | adj. wealthy; rich |
elucidate | adj. to make clear |
unobtrusive | adj. not making oneself or itself noticed |
scrutiny | n. close, careful examination |
acrimonious | adj. Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous |
devoid | adj. Completely lacking; destitute or empty |
tenet | An opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or especially by an organization |
complacently | adv. Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned |
corroborating | v. to make certain |
haughty | adj. arrogant; snobby |
turbulent | adj. violently agitated or disturbed |
ambidextrous | adj. able to use both hands equally |
lavations | v. To refresh or soothe as if by washing |
stealthy | n. cautious and quiet in action |
mollified | v. to calm; soothe |
brash | adj. Hasty and unthinking; impetuous. |
evoked | v. To summon or call forth |
arid | adj. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull |
volition | n. free will |
cathedra | adv. & adj. With the authority derived from one’s office or position. |
expunge | v. To eliminate completely; annihilate |
impudent | adj. marked by offensive attitude |
grope | v. To search blindly or uncertainly |
temerity | n. foolhardy disregard for danger |
perpetual | adj. constant |
candid | adj. open; honest |
furtive | adj. Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty |
acquittal | n. The state of being found or proved not guilty. |
twinge | n. sudden sharp pain |
recluse | n. someone who lives in solitude |
remorse | n. feelings of guilt or shame |
spurious | adj. not genuine; false |
eccentricities | adj. Deviation from the normal, expected, or established. |
irascible | adj. easily angered |
garishly | adv. loudly and flashy |
reprimand | v. to condemn or show disapproval |
teeming | v. To be full of things; abound or swarm |
mortification | n. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride. |
pinioned | v. To bind fast or hold down; shackle. |
staccato | adj. Marked by or composed of abrupt, disconnected parts or sounds |
keenly | adv. Having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity. |
perforated | adj. pierced with one or more hole |
reprimand | To voice or convey disapproval of especially in a formal or official way. |
garishly | adv. Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy. |
stolidly | adv. Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive |
To Kill A Mockingbird All Vocab (Borelli)
January 31, 2020