To kill a Mockingbird Ch. 12-end vocab

remote

distant; far removed

diligently

carefully; with steady effort

Frivoulus

silly; giddy

indignantly

with anger or scorn

haughty

showing in oneself and scorn or contempt for others

ethics

standards of conduct and moral judgment

forthright

direct; straightforward

denunciation

condemnation; accusation against

austere

dry; harsh; severe; stern

lapses

a moral slip; a falling away from a moral standard

tedious

long, tiresome, monotonous

tactful

skillful in dealing with people; knowing the right thing to say without offending people

extract

to draw out; to pull out; to illicit

prerogative

a privilege due to class or rank

elusive

hard to grasp; tending to escape

indulged

spoiled; given in to desires

antagonize

to struggle against; to oppose or counteract

ominous

threatening; of an evil omen

oblivious

not aware of; lacking conscious awareness

uncouth

crude; unrefined; bad manners

irrelevant

having no application or effect in circumstance

furtive

shifty; secretive

adamant

firm; unyielding; determined

vehement

with intense emotion, passion, or conviction

inevitable

cannot be prevented or avoided (It is going to happen no matter what)