Mrs. Herrholtz - TKAM- chapter 1-4

Mrs. Sheila H. (United States of America)
To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 1-4 for Mrs. Herrholtz English Class
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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, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury.
    page 3
  2. apothecary
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
    All we has was Simon Finch, a fur-trapping apothecary from Cornwall whose piety was exceeded only by this stinginess.
    pg. 4
  3. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
    All we has was Simon Finch, a fur-trapping apothecary fro Cornwall whose piety was exceeded only by this stinginess.
    pg4
  4. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
    Their sister Alexandra was the Finch who remained at the Landing: she married a taciturn man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock by the river wondering if his trot-lines were full.
    pg 5
  5. unsullied
    free from blemishes
  6. imprudent
    not sensible, responsible, or wise
  7. derived
    formed or developed from something else; not original
  8. tyrannical
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  9. contentment
    happiness with one's situation in life
  10. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  11. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
  12. repertoire
    the range of skills in a particular field or occupation
  13. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  14. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  15. domicile
    housing that someone is living in
  16. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  17. intimidation
    the act of scaring a weaker person to make them do something
  18. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  19. apprehensively
    with anxiety or apprehension
  20. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  21. wallow
    roll around
  22. illicitly
    in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
  23. impressionistic
    of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning
  24. entailment
    something that is inferred
  25. vexation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
  26. mortification
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  27. dispensation
    the act of giving out in portions
  28. irk
    irritate or vex
  29. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  30. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  31. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  32. furor
    an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
  33. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
  34. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  35. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  36. diminutive
    very small
  37. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  38. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  39. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  40. concession
    the act of yielding
  41. disapprobation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  42. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  43. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
Created on Tue Nov 27 09:07:00 EST 2012 (updated Wed Nov 28 09:01:10 EST 2012)

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