| 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