To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 20-25 Vocab

Statute

A law

Appeal

A request made after a trial, asking another court to decide whether the trial was conducted properly

Veneer

A thin decorative layer (covering another surface)

Diction

A writer's or speaker's choice of words

Fatalistic

Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate

Temerity

Boldness; confidence

Adjoined

Break off with intentions of resuming later

Verdict

Decision of the jury

Vengeance

Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong

Cynical

Questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

Vehement

Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense

Acquit

To find not guilty of a fault or crime

Aggravate

To make worse; more serious

Heathen

a person who does not acknowledge your God

Hypocrite

a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person

Varmint

a troublesome wild animal

Bellows

and instrument for producing a strong current of air

Discreet

careful about what one says or does

Perpetuated

caused to continue

Corrupting

causing to be immoral or dishonest

Detachment

coming apart

Resentments

feelings of ill will to someone

Squalid

filthy, wretched, dirty

Navigate

plan/direct a route or course

Duress

threats, violence, constraints, ect. brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment.

Fret

to worry

Contraband

(n.) Illegal traffic, smuggled good

Indicted

Charged with serious crime

Apprehension

Fear; anxiety;

Devout

Having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment