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.