This document provides vocabulary words and definitions related to Chapter 23-31 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. There are 24 vocabulary words defined in the document ranging from common words like "feral" and "obscure" to more complex words like "incantations" and "repertoire". Each word has a part of speech label and pronunciation guide followed by a simple definition. Links to audio clips and videos are included with some vocabulary words to provide additional context.

1. Vocabulary –Grade 9
Lesson 16
Chap. 23-31
To Kill a
Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
http://soundbible.com/332-Mockingbird-Call.html
Mockingbird Call

2. Feral
Adjective
ˈfe-rəl
: of, relating to, or
resembling a wild beast

3. Feral
: of, relating to, or resembling a
wild beast

4. Impertinence
Noun (ˌ)im-ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s
: the quality or state of being
rude or lacking respect

5. Impertinence
: the quality or state of being
rude or lacking respect

6. Obscure
adjective
äb-ˈskyur, əb-
̇
: difficult to understand : likely to
be understood by only a few
people

7. Obscure
: difficult to understand : likely to be
understood by only a few people

8. Recluse
Adjective
ˈre-ˌklüz
: marked by withdrawal
from society : solitary

9. Recluse
: marked by withdrawal from society: solitary
What is responsible for this
man’s behavior in the clip?
http://youtu.be/pim8zbbb5iY

10. Sordid
adjective
ˈsor-dəd
̇
: very bad or dishonest

11. Sordid
: very bad or
dishonest

12. Spurious
Adjective
ˈspyur-ē-əs
̇
: based on false ideas or bad
reasoning

13. Spurious
: based on false ideas or bad
reasoning

14. Connived
Verb
kə-ˈnīv
: to secretly help someone do
something dishonest or illegal

15. Connived
: to secretly
help someone
do something
dishonest or
illegal

16. Eccentricities
Noun
ˌek-(ˌ)sen-ˈtri-sə-tē
: the quality of being strange or
unusual in behavior

17. Eccentricities
: the quality of
being strange
or unusual in
behavior

18. Incantations
noun
ˌin-ˌkan-ˈtā-shən
: a series of words used to make
something magic happen

19. Incantations
: a series of
words used to
make
something
magic happen

20. Irascible
Adjective
i-ˈra-sə-bəl
: becoming angry very easily :
having a bad temper

21. Irascible
: becoming angry
very easily : having
a bad temper

22. Pinioned
Verb
: to tie up (someone's arms
or legs) very tightly

23. Pinioned
: to tie up
(someone's
arms or legs)
very tightly

24. Purloined
verb
pər-ˈloin
̇
: to take (something that
belongs to someone else)

25. Purloined
: to take
(something that
belongs to
someone else)

26. Repertoire
Noun
ˈre-pə(r)-ˌtwär
: all the things that a person is
able to do

27. Repertoire
: all the things that a person is
able to do
What does this skill have to do with our vocabulary word?
http://youtu.be/t-RsB4a4ogc

28. Teeming
Verb
ˈtēm
: bring forth: produce

29. Teeming
: bring forth : produce