Unit 13 Vocabulary Unsullied spotlessly clean and fresh Atticuss office in the courthouse contained little more than a hat rack a spittoon a checkerboard and an unsullied Code of Alabama ID: 707776
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Unit 13 Vocabulary
Quiz Friday March 23rdSlide2
Unit 13 Vocabulary
Unsullied:
spotlessly clean and fresh.
Atticus’s office in the courthouse contained little more than a hat rack, a spittoon, a checkerboard and an
unsullied
Code of Alabama.
Revelation:
an enlightening or astonishing disclosure.
Dill had seen Dracula, a
revelation
that moved Jem to eye him with the beginning of respect.
Condescend:
do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity.
Jem spoke to Scout in a
condescending
tone after she ratted him out.
Expound:
add details, as to an account or idea.
Atticus asked the plaintiff to
expound
upon his argument against Tom Robinson.
Contradict:
prove negative; show to be false.
Some of Bob Ewell’s claims against Tom Robinson seemed to
contradict
each other.
Amiable:
diffusing warmth and friendliness.
He waited in
amiable
silence, as I tried to reinforce my position on the matter at hand.
Arbitrate:
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
Jem
arbitrarily
gave me a second push down the hill in the tire.
Ramshackle:
in deplorable condition.
The house was completely run down: a
ramshackle
porch ran the width of the house; and two doors that had fallen off the hinges.
Taciturn:
reserved in speech; silent.
After witnessing the murder, Tom Robinson was quite
taciturn.
Auspicious:
favorable; promising success.
After hearing Atticus’s defense, the case seems quite
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Unit 13 Vocabulary (cont.)
Exasperation:
a feeling of annoyance.
Calpurnia was
exasperated
by Jem and Scout’s actions.
Admonish:
counsel in terms of one’s behavior.
“Ah, Cassie, leave him be,” Stacey
admonished
, frowning and kicking testily at the rod.
Multitude:
a large indefinite number.
Beyond the fence was a
multitude
of workers in the field.
Threadbare:
thin and tattered with age.
We didn’t have much so I hade to wear
threadbare
clothing.
Expansive:
able or tending to extend in one or more directions.
The fields outside my windows were quite
expansive
.
Glean:
gather, as of natural products.
It wasn’t until the last bit of cotton had been
gleaned
that we would drop out of school.
Reverberate:
ring or echo with sound.
Big Ma’s voice would
reverberate
throughout the house when she was angered at us.
Indignant:
angered at something unjust or wrong.
He just stood staring down at the open book, shivering with
indignant
anger.
Maverick:
someone who exhibits independence in thought and action.
She was still considered by most to be a disruptive
maverick.
Dejected:
affected or marked by low spirits.
After receiving his textbook, Stacey was quite
dejected.