To Kill A Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapters 1-4

Ambled- 

To take your time.

He ambled to get dress.

         Assuaged-

          To lesson or make better.

                                 He was able to assuaged her.                          

     

        Brethren- 

            Brothers (not necessarily 

          literal)

         Mark and his brethren went to the pool.

    

Domicile- 

Home, where you live.

Ana has a new domicile.

Foray-

Attack, assault.

They forayed the new city.

Impotent- 

Powerless, weak.

He was impotent.

Impudent- 

Rude, Disrespectful.

Charles was an impudent child.

Malevolent- 

Evil, mean.

She was a malevolent old woman.

Predilection- 

A preference or preferred way of doing something

I have a predilection for chocolate.

Strictures-

 Conditions or rules

He read them the strictures.

Taciturn-

 Silent, reserved

He is a taciturn man.

Repertoire- 

List of abilities

She has a huge repertoire.

Indigenous- 

Native to a country or place

She is an indigenous American.

Sojourn-

 A short visit

They are planing to make a sojourn to the new house.

Amiable-

 Friendly, Sociable

He is a very amiable young boy.

Contentious- 

Arguable, Controversial

It is a contentious topic.

Discernible-

 understandable, apparent

It is a discernible condition

Erratic-

 Unpredictable or unreliable.

She is an erratic person.

Persevere- 

To continue despite of difficulties.

We need to persevere in life.

Melancholy- 

Sad, unhappy, depressed.

He was melancholy.

To Kill A Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapters 5-9

Benign- 

Kind, friendly, harmless.

It is a benign tumor.

Placid- 

Calm, peaceful.

It is a placid place.

Vigil- 

To keep watch.

She kept her vigil all night.

Cordial- 

Polite, friendly.

Lisa is a cordial woman.

Perpetrate- 

To be responsible for, an act that you carry 

out.

She perpetrated in cyberspace.

Quell- 

Suppress, control.

She tried to quell her emotions.

Analogous- 

Similar, equivalent.

The essay is analogous to his essay.

Evade-

Avoid, escape.

He evaded her all the day.

Innate-

Natural, inborn.

My mother has many innate skills.

Asinine- 

Idiotic, foolish.

He has a very asinine concept about life.

To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary 10-20

Articulate- 

Able to speak or express oneself.

She did not how to articulate her feelings.

Attributes-

Characteristics of a person or a thing.

His smile is one of his attributes.

Feeble- 

Weak, frail.

The bag is made up of feeble material.

Inconspicuous- 

To not attract attention.
He tried to remain inconspicuous as they discussed.

Tirade- 

Long and angry speech.
He got a tirade from his boss.

Austere- 
Stern and severe.
He is an austere instructor.

Antagonize-
Oppose or make angry.
Maria can't antagonize her mother.

Uncouth- 
Crude, unmannerly.
He has an uncouth brother who always embarress him.

Prosperity- 

Good fortune or wealth.
We hope you have a prosperous new year.

Turbulent- 
Stormy, unruly.
It was a turbulent flight from Miami to New York.

Arid- 
Dry.
Texas has an arid weather.

Tedious- 
Boring or tiresome.
They had a tedious conversation about work.

Expunge- 
To remove completely.
He wants to expunge all the pain in the wold.

Iota- 
A very small amount.
She never showed an iota of love for him.

Pauper-
An extremely poor person.
The old man helps the pauper citizens.

To Kill A Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapters 21-31

Acquit- 

To clear of a charge; find not guilty.

He was acquitted of any charge.

Exhilarated- 

Cheerful, merry.

He is in an exhilarated mood today.

Cynical- 

Negative feelings towards others; pessimistic.

He is very cynical about women.

Feral- 

Wild, savage.

He gave her a feral look.

Rueful- 

Regretful.

She had a rueful face that day.

Infantile- 

Childish.

The teacher does not like his infantile behaviour

Squalor- 

Filth.

He lives in a squalor house.

Eccentric- 

Odd or unusual.

She has an eccentric personality.


Nondescript- 

Dull with no special or interesting qualities.

Marco's house is nondescript.

Notoriety- 

Fame.

Last year he gained some notoriety in social media and press.