"To Kill A Mockingbird"

Ms. Taylor (United States of America)
Chapt. 1-9
24 words 53 learners

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  1. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  2. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  3. intimidation
    the act of scaring a weaker person to make them do something
  4. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  5. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  6. pronouncement
    an authoritative declaration
  7. irk
    irritate or vex
  8. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  9. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  10. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  11. unanimous
    in complete agreement
  12. evasion
    the act of physically escaping from something
  13. chameleon
    lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color
  14. torment
    intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
  15. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  16. teeter
    move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
  17. malignant
    dangerous to health
  18. entrust
    put into the care or protection of someone
  19. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  20. perplexity
    trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
  21. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  22. fanatical
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  23. isolate
    place or set apart
  24. debate
    a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
Created on Wed Nov 13 09:24:50 EST 2013 (updated Wed Nov 20 10:04:36 EST 2013)

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