1. To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 16-19 vocabulary

2. affluent  Adj. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

3. ambidextrous  Adj. equally skillful with each hand

4. conscience  N. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person’s thoughts and actions

5. contorted  V. twisted (especially in pain or struggle)

6. contrary  n/adj. exact opposition

7. convene  V. meet formally

8. courteous  Adj. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners

9. descent  N. a movement downward

10. despise  V. look down on with disdain

11. detached  Adj. showing lack of emotional involvement

12. devoid  Adj. completely wanting or lacking

13. distracted  Adj. having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety

14. elucidate  V. make clear and (more) comprehensible

15. exodus  N. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

16. expunge  V. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line