1. Chapters 18-24 Vocabulary

2.   Part of Speech: adjective  Definition: not relevant  Sentence from the Novel: “Mr. Gilmer interrupted. ‘Objection,’ he said. ‘Can’t see what witness’ literacy has to do with the case, irrelevant’n’immaterial.’” – Chapter 17 irrelevant

3.   Part of Speech: adjective  Definition: of or pertaining to the nature of instinct  Sentence from the Novel: “Judge Taylor instinctively reached for his gavel, but let his hand fall. The murmur below us died without his help.” – Chapter 19 instinctive

4.   Part of Speech: adjective  Definition: of no essential consequence; unimportant  Sentence from the Novel: See previous slide.previous slide immaterial

5.   Part of Speech: adjective  Definition: continuing or enduring forever; everlasting  Sentence from the Novel: “... the younger children had perpetual colds and suffered from chronic ground-itch... ” – Chapter 18 perpetual

6.   Part of Speech: adjective  Definition: distrusting or disparaging (putting down) the motives of others  Sentence from the Novel: “The witnesses for the state, with the exception of the sheriff of Maycomb County, have presented themselves to you gentlemen, to this court, in the cynical confidence that their testimony would not be doubted... ” – Chapter 20 cynical

7.   Part of Speech: verb  Definition: to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully  Sentence from the Novel: “‘Now let’s consider this calmly—’ began Atticus, but Mr. Gilmer interrupted with an objection: he was not irrelevant or immaterial, but Atticus was browbeating the witness.” – Chapter 18 browbeat

8.   Part of Speech: noun  Definition: anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported  Sentence from the Novel: “But in this case she was no child hiding stolen contraband: she struck out at her victim—of necessity... ” – Chapter 20 contraband

9.   Part of Speech: noun  Definition: a searching examination or investigation  Sentence from the Novel: “The jury, thinking themselves under close scrutiny, paid attention; so did the witnesses, thinking likewise.” – Chapter 17 scrutiny

10.   Part of Speech: verb  Definition: to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate  Sentence from the Novel: “Judge Taylor told the reporter to expunge anything he happened to have written down after ‘Mr. Finch, if you were [a person] like me you’d be scared too,’ and told the jury to disregard the interruption.” – Chapter 19 expunge

11.   Part of Speech: noun  Definition: the act of relieving a person from a charge of fault or crime; the act of declaring a person not guilty  Sentence from the Novel: “‘Given,’ said Atticus, ‘Tom Robinson’s a colored man, Jem. No jury in this part of the world’s going to say, ‘We think you’re guilty, but not very,’ on a charge like that. It was either a straight acquittal or nothing.” – Chapter 23 acquittal

12.   Online Text of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Online Text of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee