List B Vocab (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Vigil
1.) n. the act of keeping watch
2.) a night long watch
Aberrations
n. A deviation, or moving away from, something that is normal
Accost
v. To approach and demand a conversation
Caricatures
n. A representation of a person where certain features of that person are exaggerated or distorted
Perpetrated
v. Carried out; committed
Procure
v. Get; obtain
Quell
v. to overwhelm something until it is powerless
Analogous
adj. Similar; comparable
Compensation
n. Payment for something or to make up for something
Gallanty
adv. Politely; in the manner of a gentleman
Guilelessness
n. Without craftiness and cunning in dealing with other people
Harbor
v. To hold in the mind
Indicative
adj. Shows or displays something
Innate
adj. a natural part of something else; natural; born that way
Inordinately
adv. Going beyond what is considered reasonable; too great or too many
Obstreperous
adj. noisy unruly
Subdued
v. Soothed or softened and made less intense
Uncompromising
adj. Unchanging; firm; set
Articulate
adj. Able to speak and express oneself in a clear manner
Attributes
n. Characteristics; qualities of a person or thing
Apoplectic
adj. Having the qualities of sudden paralysis or a stroke
Infuriate
v. To anger greatly
Palliate
v. To lessen pain, fear, or anxiety without actually making the fear and anxiety go away
Philippic
n. A bitter verbal attack
Propensities
n. Inclinations or tendencies