| 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