To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1 Vocabulary Cards

eccentric

odd in behavior Boo Radley was _________ in his behavior

domiciled

where a person lives

malignant

dangerous; evil

piety

devotion to religious duties and practices

indigenous

(adj) Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment. "The Scarlet Ibis is a bird that is not _____ to North America." "The Kangaroo is an animal that is ______ only to Australia."

contentious

(adj) always ready to argue or fight "They are too ______ to be a couple."

malevolent

(adj) evil, wanting harm to befall others "Yesterday we watched a terrifying movie about a ____ serial killer."

auspicious

(adj) favorable; tending to favor or bring good luck "Due to an _____ series of events, I didn't get a zero for the assignment that I left at home."

taciturn

(adj) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

vapid

(adj) offering nothing that is interesting or stimulating. I'd rather watch anything on the History Channel before I'd sit through a _____ episode of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians."

tacit

(adj) unspoken, silent; implied, inferred, understood. "Although we never spoke about it, we eventually reached a ____ agreement that the prank war was over."

cordially

(adv) Warm and sincere; friendly: a cordial greeting; cordial relations. "You are _____ invited to the wedding of Rob and Caitlin"

placidly

(adv) calmly; quietly "The sea is shimmering _____ before our eyes."

pestilence

(n) A usually fatal epidemic disease; plague "A ______ most likely the bubonic plague, killed Shakespeare's son Hamnet."

entailment

(n) a legal situation regarding the use of inherited property. "Since he couldn't afford his legal services, he offered the lawyer a(n) ______ that included crops and a plot of land.

dispensation

(n) a release from an obligation or promise. "Although she was too young, she was offered special _____ to play in two matches."

apothecary

(n) an early form of a pharmacist; they could also prepare and prescribe drugs.

benevolence

(n) kindness, generosity, charity In To Kill A Mockingbird, a generous and thoughtful gift is given.

sojourn

A brief visit

inquisitive

Curious; asking many questions

aberration

a deviation, or a moving away from, something that is normal

caricature

a representation of a person where certain features of that person are exaggerated or distorted.

vigil

a watch Jem kept a _______ for Mr. Nathan to appear.

perpetrated

carried out; committed

tyranny

cruel dictatorship

morbid

gruesome; horrible

tentatively

in a hesitant or unsure manner

innate

natural abilities

adjacent

next to; neighboring

analogous

similar; comparable

ingenuous

simple; innocent

concession

to compromise