1. To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary: Chapters 1-8

2. Apothecary (noun) One who prepares and sells medicines

3. Assuaged (verb) Made less severe or burdensome

4. Indigenous (adjective) Occurring or living naturally in an area

5. Malevolent (adjective) Having or exhibiting hatred

6. Piety (noun) Religious devotion and reverence to God

7. Sojourn (noun) A brief, temporary stay

8. Unsullied (adjective) Spotlessly clean and fresh

9. Vexations (noun) Irritations or annoyances

10. Wallowing (verb) Heavily indulging in; rolling in

11. Abominable (adjective) Detestable; unpleasant

12. Amiable (adjective) pleasant; good-natured

13. Auspicious (adjective) Presenting favorable circumstances

14. Contentious (adjective) Tending to fight; quarrelsome

15. Dispensation (noun) A special allowance; privilege

16. Expansively (adverb) With a willingness to talk; share

17. Fractious (adjective) Inclined to make trouble; unruly

18. Persevere (verb) To persist in a purpose, idea, or task

19. Tranquility (noun) State of calm, peacefulness, serenity

20. Tyranny (noun) A government in which a single person assumes absolute control

21. Aloof (adjective) Distant; unfeeling

22. Benevolence (noun) Inclination to perform charitable acts

23. Benign (adjective) Compassionate; incapable of causing harm

24. Bewilderment (noun) Condition of being confused

25. Cherub (noun) A winged, chubby angel

26. Ensuing (verb) Following immediately afterward

27. Morbid (adjective) Gruesome, gloomy, or dark

28. Obliged (verb) Under force of necessity; obligated

29. Prowess (noun) Superior skill or ability; strength or courage

30. Tacit (adjective) Unspoken; understood without being expressed

31. Aberrations (noun) Deviations from the proper course

32. Accosted (verb) Approached in a harsh manner; assaulted

33. Ascertaining (verb) Discovering with certainty; determining

34. Cleaved (verb) Adhered to closely; clung to

35. Embalming (verb) Treating with preservatives to prevent decay

36. Feeble (adjective) Physically weak from age or sickness; frail

37. Meditative (adjective) Given to contemplation or deep thought

38. Unfathomable (adjective) Difficult or impossible to understand

39. Vigil (noun) Wakefulness maintained in reverence to another person, usually after one’s death

40. Whittle (verb) To carve or shape