To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1

Sir. Morgan Y.
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  1. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
    When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged...
  2. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
    So Simon, having forgotten his teacher's dictum on possession of human chattels...
  3. chattel
    personal property, as opposed to real estate
    So Simon, having forgotten his teacher's dictum on possession of human chattels...
  4. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
    ...She married a taciturn man who spent most of his time lying on a hammock by the river...
  5. epic
    very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary
    Our battles were epic and one sided
  6. tyrannical
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
    ..... and I had felt her tyrranical presence as long as I could remember.
  7. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
    Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom.
  8. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
    Once the town was terrorized by aseries of morbid nocturnal events: People's chickens and household pets were found mutilated:...
  9. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
    The Radleys, welcome anywhere, in town, kept to themselves, a predilection inexcusable in Maycomb
  10. repertoire
    the range of skills in a particular field or occupation
    But by the end of August our repertoire was vapid from countless reproductions.
  11. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
    But by the end of August our repertoire was vapid from countless reproductions.
  12. hermaphrodite
    one having both male and female sexual characteristics
    '... erected an absolute morphadite in the yard!"
  13. sojourn
    a temporary stay
    My sojourn in the corner was a short one.
  14. mortification
    strong feelings of embarrassment
    I would have saved myself some inconvenience and Miss Caroline subsequent mortification.
  15. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
    ... staying behind to advise Atticus of Calpurnias iniquities was worth a solitary sprint past the Raley Place.
Created on Thu Oct 18 17:02:32 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Oct 18 17:19:16 EDT 2012)

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