To kill a mockingbird Vocabulary

apothecary

one who prepares and sells medicines

assuaged

made less severe or burdensome

indigenous

occurring or living naturally in an area

malevolent

having or exhibiting hatred

mortification

a feeling of shame or humiliation

piety

religious devotion and reverence to God

sojourn

a brief, temporary stay

unsullied

spotlessly clean and fresh

vexations

irritations or annoyances

wallowing

heavily indulging in; rolling in

abominable

detestable; unpleasant

amiable

pleasant; good-natured

auspicious

presenting favorable circumstances

contentious

tending to fight; quarrelsome

dispensation

a special allowance; privilege

expansively

with a willingness to talk, share

fractious

inclined to make trouble; unruly

persevere

to persist in a purpose, idea, or task

tranquility

state of calm, peacefulness, serenity

tyranny

a government in which a single person
assumes absolute control

aloof

distant; unfeeling

benevolence

inclination to perform charitable acts

benign

compassionate; incapable of causing harm

bewilderment

condition of being confused

cherub

a winged, chubby angel

ensuing

following immediately afterward

morbid

gruesome, gloomy, or dark

obliged

under force of necessity; obligated

prowess

superior skill or ability; strength or courage

tacit

unspoken; understood without being expressed

aberrations

deviations from the proper course

accosted

approached in a harsh manner; assaulted

ascertaining

discovering with certainty; determining

cleaved

adhered to closely; clung to

embalming

treating with preservatives to prevent
decay

feeble

physically weak from age or sickness; frail

meditative

given to contemplation or deep thought

unfathomable

difficult or impossible to understand

vigil

wakefulness maintained in reverence to another
person, usually after one's death

whittle

to carve or shape