To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary

Vocab Cards Back Definition: Synonym/Antonym: Original Sentence: Visual Example: Front Vocabulary Word Part of Speech

Vocab Cards Example Back Front Perplexed Definition: puzzled; confused Synonym/Antonym: bewildered, enlightened Original Sentence: He looked perplexed by the questions on the test. Visual Example: Front Perplexed Adj. (adjective)

Chapter 1 assuage: to soothe, to ease apothecary: pharmacist, druggist taciturn: reluctant to speak quaint: old-fashioned flivver: a junky old car malevolent: having bad intentions profound: of deep meaning

Chapters 2-5 fractious: disorderly, divided, uncontrolled diminutive: small auspicious: fortunate, favorable, promising success tacit: unspoken, but understood benevolent: having good intentions (Latin roots: bene-well, vol-wishes) irk: to annoy

Chapters 6-11 Vocabulary malignant: wanting to do evil, likely to cause harm perpetual: never-ending unfathomable: unknowable; not understandable perplexity: confusion induce: to persuade or arouse, to bring about analogous: comparable to; alike in some ways articulate: speaking clearly

Chapters 12-17 Vocabulary altercation: a heated argument frivolous: foolish, silly austere: strict, stern elusive: hard to catch placid: calm, peaceful venerable: worthy of respect indigenous: native to, originally present in a region tedious: long and boring

Chapters 18-22 Vocabulary ruefully: sadly caliber: quality impudent: rude, contradictory effect: (v.) to cause volition: one's own will

Chapters 23-31 Vocabulary vehement: strongly and passionately believing/speaking brevity: briefness remorse: sorrow poise: confidence notoriety: fame; bad reputation staccato: repeated, short, rapid, distinct sounds acquiescence: willingness to give in