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13 January, 06:12

What is some vocabulary from To Kill A Mockingbird

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    consult

    seek information from

    We were far too old to settle an argument with a fist-fight, so we consulted Atticus.

    unsullied

    spotlessly clean and fresh

    Atticus's office in the courthouse contained little more than a hat rack, a spittoon, a checkerboard and an unsullied Code of Alabama.

    satisfactory

    meeting requirements

    Jem and I found our father satisfactory: he played with us, read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment.

    tyrannical

    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule

    She had been with us ever since Jem was born, and I had felt her tyrannical presence as long as I could remember.

    absence

    failure to be present

    Our mother died when I was two, so I never felt her absence.

    revelation

    an enlightening or astonishing disclosure

    Dill had seen Dracula, a revelation that moved Jem to eye him with the beginning of respect.

    concede

    be willing to yield

    It was all right to shut him up, Mr. Radley conceded, but insisted that Boo not be charged with anything: he was not a criminal.

    employ

    put into service

    Nobody knew what form of intimidation Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but Jem figured that Mr. Radley kept him chained to the bed most of the time.

    decline

    refuse to accept

    In all his life, Jem had never declined a dare.

    foray

    a sudden short attack

    Jem threw open the gate and sped to the side of the house, slapped it with his palm and ran back past us, not waiting to see if his foray was successful.

    miserable

    very unhappy

    We saw him off on the five o'clock bus and I was miserable without him until it occurred to me that I would be starting to school in a week.

    condescend

    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

    Jem condescended to take me to school the first day, a job usually done by one's parents, but Atticus had said Jem would be delighted to show me where my room was.

    compel

    force somebody to do something

    Now that I was compelled to think about it, reading was something that just came to me, as learning to fasten the seat of my union suit without looking around, or achieving two bows from a snarl of shoelaces.
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