| A | B |
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| cleaved (vb.): | stuck |
| gnats (n.): | small, two-winged insects that can bite or sting. |
| meditative (adj.): | To ______ is to reflect upon something, or think about it. |
| palate (n.): | the roof of one's mouth |
| perpetual embalming (adj. + n.): | Something that is _____ lasts forever. _______ is the process of preserving a dead body. |
| rendered (her) speechless: (vb. + n.): | made her unable to speak |
| vigil (n.): | a watch. Jem is waiting and watching for Mr. Nathan to appear. |
| whittles (vb.): | To ______ is to use a knife to cut away thin shavings of wood. Sometimes, a whittler may actually end up carving a recognizable object. |
| aberrations (n.): | an _______ is a deviation, or a moving away from, something that is normal. |
| azaleas (n.): | a colorful and decorative kind of flower. |
| cannas (n.): | a beautiful tropical flower. |
| caricatures (n.): | a representation of a person where certain features of that person are exaggerated or distorted. |
| cordial (adj.): | warm and friendly |
| flue (n.): | a channel in a chimney that allows smoke and flames to pass to the outside |
| meteorological (adj.): | anything to do with meteorology or weather. |
| morphodite (n.): | Scout has misheard Miss Maudie, who would actually have said the word hermaphrodite. Technically, a hermaphrodite is an animal or plant that has both female and male reproductive organs. Of course, the children's snowman is not really a hermaphrodite, but it does have both male and female characteristics. |
| near libel (adj. + n.): | When you commit _____, you harm someone's reputation. Atticus tells the children that they have committed a ________. |
| perpetrated (vb.): | carried out; committed |
| plaited (vb.): | braided |
| procured (vb): | got |
| prophets (n.): | A prophet is someone able to predict the future. |
| quelled (vb.): | To _____ is to overwhelm something until it is powerless. |
| roomers (n.): | persons who rent and live in rooms in a house. |
| switches (n.): | slender twigs or branches |
| taffeta (n.): | a lustrous, stiff fabric, often used for women's dresses, especially formal wear |
| touchous (adj.) : | touchy; sensitive |
| treble (adj.): | high |
| unfathomable (adj.): | Something that is unfathomable is something that can not be understood. |
