To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab: Chapters 16-19
predicament
A difficult situation
grudge
A feeling of resentment
pilgrimage
A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes
subpoena
A legal document summoning someone to court
countenance
A person's face or facial expression
acrimonious
Angry and bitter
scrutiny
Critical observation or examination
gullet
Indentation in one side of a ciliate that allows food to enter the cell
frank
Open, honest
brash
Prone to act in a hasty manner
profane
Showing contempt toward sacred things
expunge
To erase or eliminate
browbeating
intimidating; bullying
acquainted
made familiar with
lurched
moved with a sudden jerking motion
corroborating
supporting with evidence or authority
proceedings
the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
lavations
to refresh or soothe as if by washing
volition
will; conscious choice
wrathfully
with intense anger
