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To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapter 10 to 21
Chapter 10 - Vocabulary alist (adj.): tilted to one side articulate (adj.): able to speak and express oneself attributes (n.): characteristics; qualities of a person or thing bout (n.): fight corncribs (n.): A corncrib is a small structure used to store corn. crook (of his arm) (n.): The crook of your arm is the inside part of your arm where it bends at the elbow. erratically (adv.): strangely; differently than normal feeble (adj.): weak; frail gingerly (adv.): carefully; cautiously inconspicuous (adj.) To be conspicuous is to attract attention. To be inconspicuous is to do the opposite; to not attract attention. Scout wishes that Atticus would be more inconspicuous; that is, he would attract less attention to himself.
Jew's Harp (n): a small musical instrument that is played by plucking a piece of metal while holding the instrument to one's mouth. mad dog (adj. + n.): a dog infected with a disease, such as rabies, which makes it act in a crazy, dangerous manner mausoleum (n.): Literally, a mausoleum is a large, imposing tomb (a tomb is a place where dead bodies -- those that aren't buried -- are housed). However, Miss Maudie uses the term in its humorous form. She refers to her old house as a mausoleum because, to her, it was too large and too somber. peril (n.): danger
Providence (n.): the care of God rudiments (n.): principles; elements; subjects to be learned tartly (adv.): sharply torso (n.): the trunk of a body; that is, the part of the body that does not include the head, legs, or arms vaguely (adv.): to be vague is to be unclear or not precise
Chapter 11 - Vocabulary apoplectic (adj.): Apoplexy is a condition of sudden paralysis; a stroke. To be apoplectic, in this case, is to behave as if on the verge of having a stroke. arbor (n): an outdoor area shaded by trees or, in this case, scuppernong vines on a lattice. bedecked (adj.): adorned; covered (with decorations) calomel (n.): a laxative; often used as a cure for

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