to kill a mockingbird vocabulary part 3

placid

peaceful

venue

location of event

ominous

threatening, scary

venerable

respectful

facade

the front of a building

ecclesiastical

relating to a church

oblivious

clueless

succinct

concise, to the point

acquiesce

to give in

overture

an action that leads to an agreement or compromise

futility

uselessness

uncouth

rude

idiocy

stupidity

impassive

without feeling, apathetic

profane

vulgar

fey

to pretend

conceded

gave in

akimbo

standing with legs apart, hands on hips

elucidate

to explain

dispel

to scatter

convened

came together

scrutiny

close examination

turbulent

violent

corrugated

with ridges

ambidextrous

having use of both right and left hands equally

rummage

search roughly

litigate

to argue in court

regime

kingdom

referendum

a matter to be voted on

beatific

blissfully happy