1. Unit 13 Vocabulary
Quiz Friday March 23rd

2. Unit 13 Vocabulary Unsullied: spotlessly clean and fresh.
Atticus’s office in the courthouse contained little more than a hat rack, a spittoon, a checkerboard and an unsullied Code of Alabama.
Revelation: an enlightening or astonishing disclosure.
Dill had seen Dracula, a revelation that moved Jem to eye him with the beginning of respect.
Condescend: do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity.
Jem spoke to Scout in a condescending tone after she ratted him out.
Expound: add details, as to an account or idea.
Atticus asked the plaintiff to expound upon his argument against Tom Robinson.
Contradict: prove negative; show to be false.
Some of Bob Ewell’s claims against Tom Robinson seemed to contradict each other.
Amiable: diffusing warmth and friendliness.
He waited in amiable silence, as I tried to reinforce my position on the matter at hand.
Arbitrate: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
Jem arbitrarily gave me a second push down the hill in the tire.
Ramshackle: in deplorable condition.
The house was completely run down: a ramshackle porch ran the width of the house; and two doors that had fallen off the hinges.
Taciturn: reserved in speech; silent.
After witnessing the murder, Tom Robinson was quite taciturn.
Auspicious: favorable; promising success.
After hearing Atticus’s defense, the case seems quite auspicious.

3. Unit 13 Vocabulary (cont.)
Exasperation: a feeling of annoyance.
Calpurnia was exasperated by Jem and Scout’s actions.
Admonish: counsel in terms of one’s behavior.
“Ah, Cassie, leave him be,” Stacey admonished, frowning and kicking testily at the rod.
Multitude: a large indefinite number.
Beyond the fence was a multitude of workers in the field.
Threadbare: thin and tattered with age.
We didn’t have much so I hade to wear threadbare clothing.
Expansive: able or tending to extend in one or more directions.
The fields outside my windows were quite expansive.
Glean: gather, as of natural products.
It wasn’t until the last bit of cotton had been gleaned that we would drop out of school.
Reverberate: ring or echo with sound.
Big Ma’s voice would reverberate throughout the house when she was angered at us.
Indignant: angered at something unjust or wrong.
He just stood staring down at the open book, shivering with indignant anger.
Maverick: someone who exhibits independence in thought and action.
She was still considered by most to be a disruptive maverick.
Dejected: affected or marked by low spirits.
After receiving his textbook, Stacey was quite dejected.