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TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD
VOCABULARY
LIST TWO

Ingenuous: Adjective - Obsolete -
The ingenuous boy couldn't get a single answer correct yesterday in school.

Guileless: Adjective - Innocent; Naive -
The guileless girl failed her first test of the school year. 

Obstreperous: Adjective - Marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; Unruly -
Looking in the window to the principle's office, I saw the same obstreperous boy every day for a month.

Invective: Adjective - Of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse
of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse -
The child who had invective parents was taken away to live in a foster home.

Umbrage: Noun - Shade; Shadow -
As I sat under the tree I appreciated the umbrage and my escape from the sun's bright light and heat.

Palliation: Noun - The reduction of violence of a disease -
Many medicines today act as a palliation to AIDS, however none will prevent death.

Reconnaissance: Noun - A preliminary survey to gain information -
The American spies took a reconnaissance of their enemy's land so they could plan their attacks more efficiently.

Propensity: Noun - An often intense natural inclination or preference -
Before hibernation, the amount of food that bear's eat rises intensley to prepare for the winter.

Cantankerous: Adjective - Difficult or irritating to deal with - 
Doing homework is often a cantankerous activity.

Altercation: Noun - A noisy heated angry dispute -
The altercation ended with both friends deciding to never speak to eachother again.

Habiliments: Noun - Characteristic apparatus -
The habiliments of a soldier consist generally of camoflauge and weapons.

Oblique: Adjective - Neither perpendicular nor parallel -
The trains were running on oblique paths and it was a risk that they could crash if not times correctly.

Infallible: Adjective - Incapable of error -
The infallible olympic figure skaters trained hard to perfect every move.

Acquiescence: Noun - The act of acquiescing -
The peace treaty led to an acquiescence of the losing nation.

Futility: Noun - The quality or state of being futile; Uselessness
The speed at which computers reach futility can often be frustrating.

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