amiable | friendly |
compromise | an agreement where each person agrees to give up something |
contemptuous | to feel that someone or something is beneath you |
contentious | always ready to argue or fight |
cootie | a slang term for head louse (lice) |
cracklin bread | a type of cornbread mixed with fried pork skin |
diminutive | smaller than ordinary |
disapprobation | disapproval |
discernible | understandable |
dispensation | a release from an obligation or promise |
dose magnesia | a medicine used as a laxative or antacid |
eddy | current of water that moves against the main current; a whirlpool |
erratic | irregular |
flinty | inflexibility |
fractious | mean or cross |
gravely | seriously |
haint | a ghost or spook |
irked | to be annoyed |
kerosene | a thin oil |
lye soap | a very strong, harsh soap |
monosyllabic | one sound |
mutual concessions | when two or more people agree on something |
onslaught | a violent attack |
persevere | to carry on in spite of difficulties |
tranquility | peacefulness |
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 3 Vocabulary
January 30, 2020