1. To Kill a Mockingbird In-context Vocabulary Chapters 9-12

2. deportment Aunt Alexandra’s vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves, tea sets, and wearing the Add-A-Pearl necklace she gave me when I was born. (p. 81)

3. deportment Demeanor Conduct Behavior

4. ambrosia But her cooking made up for everything: three kinds of meat, summer vegetables from her pantry shelves; peach pickles, two kinds of cake and ambrosia constituted a modest Christmas dinner. (p. 82)

5. ambrosia A fruit dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut and sometimes pineapple The food of the gods Root = immortality

6. tarried I was debating whether to stand there or run, and tarried in indecision a moment too long: I turned to flee but Uncle Jack was quicker. (p. 84-85)

7. tarried To remain or stay To delay or be tardy Root = tardy

8. apoplectic She was vicious. Once she heard Jem refer to our father as “Atticus” and her reaction was apoplectic. (p. 100)

9. apoplectic Extremely angry Furious

10. umbrage I wasn’t sure what Jem resented most, but I took umbrage at Mrs. Dubose’s assessment of the family’s mental hygiene. (p. 102)

11. umbrage Offense, annoyance, displeasure