vocabulary for To Kill a Mockingbird

1. Vocabulary –Grade 9
Lesson 12
Chap. 10-12
To Kill a
Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
http://soundbible.com/332-Mockingbird-Call.html
Mockingbird Call

2. Attribute
Noun
ˈa
-trə-ˈbyüt
: a usually good quality or
feature that someone or
something has

3. Attribute
: a usually good
quality or feature
that someone or
something has

4. Austere
adjective
ȯ-ˈstiralso -ˈster
: simple or plain : not fancy

5. Austere
: simple or
plain : not
fancy

6. Devoid
Adjective
di-ˈ id
vȯ
: being without a usual, typical, or
expected attribute or accompaniment

7. Devoid
e.g., an
argument devoid
of sense
&
a landscape
devoid of life

8. Ecclesiastical
Adjective
-ti-kəl
: of or relating to the Christian
church or clergy

9. Ecclesiastical
: of or relating
to the Christian
church or
clergy

10. Habiliments
noun
hə-ˈbi lə-mənt
-
: the dress characteristic of an
occupation or occasion —usually
used in plural

11. Habiliments
: the dress
characteristic
of an
occupation or
occasion —
usually used in
plural

12. Interdict
Noun
ˈin
-tər-ˈdikt
: a prohibitory decree

13. Interdict
: a prohibitory decree

14. Subdued
Adjective
-ˈdüd, -ˈdyüd
: not strong, loud, intense, etc.

15. Subdued
: not strong,
loud, intense,
etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDeUbqx4o8&feature=share&list=RDg3gdrufoE8c

16. Interrogation
Verb
in-ˈter ə-ˈgāt, -ˈte
-rə-
: to ask (someone) questions in a
thorough and often forceful way

17. Interrogation
: to ask
(someone)
questions in a
thorough and
often forceful
way

18. Propensities
Noun
prə-ˈpen(t) sə-tē
-
: a strong natural tendency to do
something

19. Propensities
: a strong
natural
tendency to do
something

20. Reconnaissance
Noun ri-ˈkä
-nə-zən(t)s, sən(t)s
: a preliminary survey to gain
information; especially : an
exploratory military survey of
enemy territory

21. Reconnaissance
: a preliminary survey
to gain
information; especially
: an exploratory
military survey of
enemy territory

22. Rectitude
noun ˈrek
-tə-ˈtüd, -ˈtyüd
: the quality of being honest and
morally correct

23. Rectitude
: the quality of
being honest and
morally correct

24. Rudiments
noun
ˈrü
-də-mənt
: something unformed or
undeveloped

25. Rudiments
: something
unformed or
undeveloped

26. Umbrage
Noun
ˈəm
-brij
: a feeling of being offended by
what someone has said or done

27. Umbrage
http://youtu.be/rKODwzYJeM
Q
: a feeling of
being offended
by what
someone has
said or done

28. Vehemently
Adjective
ˈvē
-ə-mənt
: showing strong and often angry
feelings : very emotional

29. Vehemently
: showing
strong and
often angry
feelings : very
emotional