TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Vocabulary Part Two ACQUIESCE

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Vocabulary- Part Two

ACQUIESCE • Noun • To consent or comply without protest.

ACRIMONY • Noun • Bitter, ill-natured animosity especially in speech or behavior

DISCREET • Adjective • Having or showing self-restraint in speech or behavior

ELUCIDATE • Verb • To make clear or plain; clarify

FERAL • Adjective • Existing in a wild or untamed state

FLORID • Adjective • Flushed with rosy color; ruddy

FORMIDABLE • Adjective • Arousing fear, dread or awe

FURTIVE • Adjective • Marked by stealth; secret; sly; shifty

GARISH • Adjective • Excessively or stridently decorated

IMPERTINENT • Adjective • Brashly bold; disrespectfully arrogant

IRASCIBLE • Adjective • Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered

MOLLIFY • Verb • To placate or soothe

PINION • Verb • To bind fast, hold down, or fix in one place

PURLOIN • Verb • To commit theft; steal

REPERTOIRE • Noun • The range of skills of a person or group

RUE(FUL) • Verb • To feel regret, remorse or sorrow for

SIBILANT • Adjective • Of or producing a hissing sound

SPURIOUS • Adjective • Lacking authenticity or validity; false

STOLID • Adjective • Having or revealing little emotion

TEMERITY • Noun • Audacity or nerve

VENERABLE • Adjective • Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, or position

WARY • Adjective • On guard; watchful; cautious