To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary List 1. Assuaged Soothed. Soothed. When Jem’s arm healed and his fears of never being able to play football were assuaged,

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AssuagedAssuaged

Soothed.Soothed. When Jem’s arm healed and his fears When Jem’s arm healed and his fears

of never being able to play football of never being able to play football were were assuagedassuaged, he was seldom self-, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury.conscious about his injury.

ChattelsChattels

Slaves.Slaves. Simon, having forgotten his teacher’s Simon, having forgotten his teacher’s

dictum on the possession of human dictum on the possession of human chattelschattels, bought three slaves and , bought three slaves and with their help established a with their help established a homestead on the banks of the homestead on the banks of the Alabama River.Alabama River.

dictumdictum

Rule.Rule. Simon, having forgotten his teacher’s Simon, having forgotten his teacher’s

dictumdictum on the possession of human on the possession of human chattelschattels, bought three slaves and , bought three slaves and with their help established a with their help established a homestead on the banks of the homestead on the banks of the Alabama River.Alabama River.

taciturntaciturn

Quiet.Quiet. Aunt Alexandra married a Aunt Alexandra married a taciturntaciturn

man who spent most of his time lying man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock.in a hammock.

illicitlyillicitly

Without permission.Without permission. I never deliberately learned to read, I never deliberately learned to read,

but somehow I had been relaxing but somehow I had been relaxing illicitlyillicitly with the daily papers. with the daily papers.

indigenousindigenous

Native to.Native to. ““This says I am Miss Caroline Fisher. This says I am Miss Caroline Fisher.

I am from North Alabama, from I am from North Alabama, from Winston County.” The class Winston County.” The class murmured apprehensively, should murmured apprehensively, should she prove to harbor her share of she prove to harbor her share of peculiarities peculiarities indigenousindigenous to that to that region.region.

expoundingexpounding

Explaining.Explaining. Atticus was expounding farm Atticus was expounding farm

problems when Walter interrupted to problems when Walter interrupted to ask if there was any molasses in the ask if there was any molasses in the house.house.

erraticerratic

Irregular.Irregular. Calpurnia was furious, and when she Calpurnia was furious, and when she

was furious, her grammar became was furious, her grammar became erraticerratic. When peaceful, her . When peaceful, her grammar was as good as anyone’s in grammar was as good as anyone’s in Maycomb County.Maycomb County.

contemptuouscontemptuous

Hateful.Hateful. The boy did not answer. Instead he The boy did not answer. Instead he

gave a gave a contemptuouscontemptuous snort. snort.

auspiciousauspicious

Promising.Promising. The remainder of my school days The remainder of my school days

were no more were no more auspiciousauspicious than the than the first.first.

abominableabominable

Horrid.Horrid. Dill had discarded the Dill had discarded the abominableabominable

blue shorts that were buttoned to his blue shorts that were buttoned to his shirt and wore real short pants with a shirt and wore real short pants with a belt.belt.

benignbenign

Harmless.Harmless. Until Jem and Dill excluded me from Until Jem and Dill excluded me from

their plans, she was only another their plans, she was only another lady in the neighborhood, but a lady in the neighborhood, but a relatively relatively benign benign presence.presence.

magisterialmagisterial

Authoritative, powerful.Authoritative, powerful. Miss Maudie was a widow, a Miss Maudie was a widow, a

chameleon lady who worked in her chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an old straw hat and flower beds in an old straw hat and men’s coveralls, but after her five men’s coveralls, but after her five o’clock bath, she would appear on o’clock bath, she would appear on her front porch and reign over the her front porch and reign over the street in street in magisterialmagisterial beauty. beauty.

benevolencebenevolence

Good will.Good will. Miss Maudie’s Miss Maudie’s benevolencebenevolence

extended to Jem and Dill whenever extended to Jem and Dill whenever they paused in their pursuits: we they paused in their pursuits: we reaped the benefits of a talent Miss reaped the benefits of a talent Miss Maudie had hitherto kept hidden Maudie had hitherto kept hidden from us. She made the best cakes in from us. She made the best cakes in the neighborhood.the neighborhood.

ensuingensuing

Following.Following. Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill

said he must drink a gallon a day, said he must drink a gallon a day, and the and the ensuingensuing contest to contest to determine relative distances and determine relative distances and respective respective prowessprowess only made me only made me feel left out again, as I was feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area.untalented in this area.

prowessprowess

Skill.Skill. Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill

said he must drink a gallon a day, said he must drink a gallon a day, and the and the ensuingensuing contest to contest to determine relative distances and determine relative distances and respective respective prowessprowess only made me only made me feel left out again, as I was feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area.untalented in this area.

meditativemeditative

Thoughtful.Thoughtful. When we passed our tree, he gave it When we passed our tree, he gave it

a a meditativemeditative pat on its cement and pat on its cement and remained deep in thought.remained deep in thought.

unfathomableunfathomable

Impossible to understand.Impossible to understand. For reasons For reasons unfathomableunfathomable to the to the

most experienced prophets in most experienced prophets in Maycomb County, autumn turned to Maycomb County, autumn turned to winter that year.winter that year.

accostedaccosted

Attacked.Attacked. Mr. Avery Mr. Avery accostedaccosted us. “See what us. “See what

you’ve done,” he said. “It hasn’t you’ve done,” he said. “It hasn’t snowed in Maycomb for a long time. snowed in Maycomb for a long time. It’s bad children like you makes the It’s bad children like you makes the seasons change.”seasons change.”

innateinnate

Inborn.Inborn. ““Aw, that’s a damn story,” I said. Aw, that’s a damn story,” I said.

Uncle Jack raised his eyebrow and Uncle Jack raised his eyebrow and said nothing. I proceeded on the dim said nothing. I proceeded on the dim theory, aside from the theory, aside from the innateinnate attractiveness of such words, that if attractiveness of such words, that if Atticus discovered I had picked them Atticus discovered I had picked them up at school he wouldn’t make me go.up at school he wouldn’t make me go.