1. To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Vocabulary for Chapters 12-15 (All pictures taken from Google Images, and all pronunciations and definitions from http://www.merriam-webster.com/.)

2. acquiescence acquiescence \ ˌ a-kwē- ˈ e-s ə ns\ the act of agreeing, accepting, or giving consent by staying silent or by not arguing accept quietly

3. altercation altercation \ ˌ o ̇ l-tər- ˈ kā-shən\ a noisy or angry argument cat fight

4. denunciation denunciation \di- ˌ nən(t)-sē- ˈ ā-shən\ a public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something as being bad or wrong announce that you think it is bad

5. diligently diligently \ ˈ di-lə-jənt\ characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort

6. ecclesiastical ecclesiastical \i- ˌ klē-zē- ˈ as-ti-kəl\ of or relating to the Christian church or clergy The Christian church

7. habiliments habiliments \hə- ˈ bi-lə-mənt\ the dress characteristic of an occupation or occasion —usually used in plural It is habit to put on a uniform.

8. impassive impassive \( ˌ )im- ˈ pa-siv\ not showing emotion I’m passive.

9. impedimenta impedimenta \( ˌ )im- ˌ pe-də- ˈ men-tə\ equipment that impedes progress impedes movement

10. myopic myopic a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something My optics are shortsighted.

11. penitentiary penitentiary \ ˌ pe-nə- ˈ ten(t)-sh(ə-)rē\ a state or federal prison in the United States in the pen Tent City (jail, not penitentiary)

12. prerogative prerogative \pri- ˈ rä-gə-tiv\ a right or privilege

13. resilient resilient \ri- ˈ zil-yənt\ able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens recovers easily

14. rotogravure rotogravure \ ˌ rō-tə-grə- ˈ vyu ̇ r\ a section of a newspaper devoted to rotogravure pictures; a sheet or magazine printed by rotogravure, especially the color magazine of a Sunday newspaper

15. succinct succinct \( ˌ )sək- ˈ siŋ(k)t, sə- ˈ siŋ(k)t\ using few words to state or express an idea short and sweet