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Vocabulary Lists:* * for the first term, students are only responsible for the words pertaining to the novel Fahrenheit 451, while for the second term the second list of words, taken from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, will be used. Term One ~ Fahrenheit 451
Term Two ~ To Kill A Mockingbird 1) assuage - to make less severe 2) apothecary - one that prepares and sells drugs (legal) 3) taciturn - habitually untalkative 4) habitual - by force of habit 5) malevolent - wishing harm to others 6) predilection - a preference 7) foray - a venture or raid 8) vexation - irritation 9) entailment - a requirement 10) dispensation - an exemption or release 11) expound - to explain in detail 12) disapprobation - condemnation 13) abominable - detestable 14) benevolence - inclination to perform kind acts 15) hitherto - "until this time" 16) edification - enlightenment 17) ascertain - to discover with certainty 18) inordinate - exceeding reasonable limits 19) innate - inborn, possessed at birth 20) obstreperous - noisily defiant 21) philippic - verbal attack 22) interdict - to halt the activities of 23) viscous - high resistance to flow 24) propensity - a tendency 25) habiliment - official clothing relating to a role or occupation 26) contentious - quarrelsome 27) denunciation - to put down or berate 28) myopic - shortsightedness, lack of foresight 29) fortitude - strength of mind and character; courage 30) begrudge - to give or expend with reluctance 31) tranquil - calm 32) stifle - to hold back or keep in 33) ecclesiastical - of or pertaining to the Church 34) succinct - clear and precise 35) countenance - support and approval 36) connivance - the act of mischief 37) corroborate - to support with evidence 38) indigenous - native to… 39) benign - gentle, kind 40) mollify - to soothe and calm 41) volition - the power to choose 42) temerity - rashness and audacity 43) perpetrate - to bring or carry out 44) furtive - to be done with stealth; sneaky 45) adamant - rigid and not yielding 46) impertinent - not relevant 47) sibilant - snake-like sound 48) purloin - to steal 49) irascible - easily provoked; hot tempered 50) primeval - of or relating to an early stage in the history of the world 51) stolid - unemotional 52) jubilant - expressing great joy 53) undulate - having a wavy surface 54) formidable - imposing, difficult 55) diction - correct word usage 56) encumber - to burden 57) subpoena - obligatory court summons 58) truant - absent; one who shirks duty 59) mortification - humiliation and shame 60) diminutive - small in size or stature Check up on your assignments by clicking below:
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