To Kill a Mockingbird Ch.

18-20 Vocabulary
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1. strenuous: (STREN-yoo-uhs) adj.

Work or labor that requires a lot of energy
and stamina

3 Synonyms:
1. constant
2.
3.

4. perpetual: (per-PECH-oo-uhl) adj.

Everlasting; continuous

Text:
the younger children had perpetual colds
and suffered from chronic ground-itch
Your Translation:

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3 Synonyms:
1. accept
2.
3.

5. conceded: (kuhn-SEED-ed) v.
To acknowledge as true, just, or proper; to
admit

Text:
"I mighta, conceded Mayella.
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3 Synonyms:
1. demanding
2.
3.
Text:
She [Mayella Ewell] seemed somehow
fragile-looking, but when she sat facing us in
the witness chair she became what she was,
a thick-bodied girl accustomed to strenuous
labor.
Your Translation:

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3 Synonyms:
1. appease
2.
3.

2. mollified: (MOL-uh-fahy) v.
To soften in feeling or temper; to pacify

Text:
Mollified, Mayella gave Atticus a final
terrified glance
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3 Synonyms:
1. distorted
2.
3.

3. contorted: (kuhn-TAWR-tid) adj.

Twisted in a violent manner

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Text:
"Mayellas face contorted, and I was afraid
that she would cry again.
Your Translation:

Directions: Complete the following exercises for the terms. You should also
note where the terms appear in the text. Use this graphic organizer to help you
study for your vocabulary quiz. Please complete the work in your best
handwriting. I cannot grade what I cannot read.

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3 Synonyms:
1. boring
2.
3.

6. tedious: (TEE-dee-uhs) adj.

Long, tiresome

Text:
Miss Mayella, not to be tedious, youve
testified that the defendant hit you
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3 Synonyms:
1. choice
2.
3.

7. volition: (voh-LISH-uhn) n.
The act of willing, choosing, or resolving;
exercise of willing

Text:
a respectable Negro would never go up
into somebodys yard of his own volition.
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3 Synonyms:
1. delete
2.
3.

8. expunge: (ik-SPUHNJ) v.
To strike or blot out; to wipe out

Text:
Judge Taylor told the reporter to expunge
anything he happened to have written down
after

Your Translation:

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3 Synonyms:
1. considerate
2.
3.

9. discreet: (dih-SKREET) adj.

Carefully phrased; cautious

Text:
"Mr. Raymond chuckled, not at all offended,
and I tried to frame a discreet question
Your Translation:

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3 Synonyms:
1. boldness
2.
3.

10. temerity: (tuh-MER-i-tee) n.

Foolish or rash boldness

Text:
And so a quiet, respectable, humble
Negro who had the unmitigated temerity to
feel sorry for a white woman has had to put
his word against two white peoples.
Your Translation: