| Assuage (definition) | To lessen the intensity of; to ease, pacify, quiet, appease, qunch, relieve (ant.: exacerbate, intensify) |
| Assuage (part of speech) | Verb |
| Dictum (definition) | Formal authoritative pronouncement of a principle, proposition, or opinion (plural is dicta OR dictums) |
| Dictum (part of speech) | Noun |
| Taciturn (definition) | Tempermentally disinclined to talk; habitually quiet (ant.: garrulous, clamorous) |
| Taciturn (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Repertoire (definition) | List or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, etc. that a person is prepared to perform; supply of skills, etc. used in a particular field, occupation, or practice. |
| Repertoire (part of speech) | Noun |
| Vapid (definition) | Lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force; flat; uninteresting |
| Vapid (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Malevolent (definition) | Wishing ill will or hatred toward others. |
| Malevolent (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Stealthy (definition) | Slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character; furtive |
| Stealthy (part of speech) | Adjective (note: stealthily=adverb; stealth=noun) |
| Predilection (definition) | A preference for |
| Predilection (part of speech) | Noun |
| Domicile (definition) | Person’s home; abode |
| Domicile (part of speech) | Noun (note: domiciled=verb) |
| Profane (definition) | As adj., defiled; serving to defile what is holy |
| Profane (part of speech) (there are two) | Adjective or verb |
| Nebulous (definition) | Cloudy, hazy, foggy, indistinct |
| Nebulous (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Foray (definition) | As noun, sudden or irregular attack for war or spoils; raid |
| Foray (part of speech) (there are two) | Noun or verb |
| Condescend (definition) | (1) To descend to a less formal or dignified level; to stoop. (2) To assume an air of superiority |
| Condescend (part of speech) | Verb |
| Indigenous (definition) | Produced, growing, or living naturally in a particular area |
| Indigenous (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Covey (definition) | (1) A small flock (of birds) (2) Company; band (of people) |
| Covery (part of speech) | Noun |
| Entail(ment) (definition) | Legal term meaning, in this case, that one |
| Entail(ment) (part of speech) (there are two) | Verb or noun |
| Sojourn (definition) | as noun, a temporary stay |
| Sojourn (part of speech) (there are two) | Verb or noun |
| Onslaught (definition) | An especially fierce attack |
| Onslaught (part of speech) | Noun |
| Expound (definition) | (1) To set forth; to defend with argument (2) to make clear the meaning of, to explain |
| Expound (part of speech) | Verb |
| Iniquity (iniquities) (definition) | Wickedness; sin |
| Iniquity (iniquities) (part of speech) | Noun |
| Contentious (definition) | Argumentative, quarrelsome |
| Contentious (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Fraught (definition) | Filled (for ex.: “words fraught with meaning”) |
| Fraught (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Monosyllabic (definition) | Using or speaking only words of one syllable; conspiciuously brief in answering or explaining |
| Monosyllabic (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Amiable (definition) | Friendly, agreeable, generally pleasing |
| Amiable (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Disapprobation (definition) | Act or state of disapproving |
| Disapprobation (part of speech) | Noun |
| Auspicious (definition) | Promising good favor; favorable |
| Auspicious (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Tacit (defintion) | Implied or indicated but not actually expressed; unspoken |
| Tacit (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Magisterial (definition) | With a dignified, sedate, or pompous manner |
| Magisterial (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Asinine (definition) | Stupid; stubborn (of or relating to an ass) |
| Asinine (part of speech) | Adjective |
| Quibble (quibbling) (definition) | As verb, to evade or shift from the point (2) to bicker |
| Quibble (part of speech) (there are two) | Verb or noun |
To Kill a Mockingbird vocab list 1
January 29, 2020