Cantankerous-
pg.111 "She was conscious to the last, almost and cantankerous."
context clues- conscious
adjective
kan-tang-ker-uhs 

1765–75;  perhaps variant of earlier *contenkerous,  reflecting contentious, rancorous
disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: 

This image shows a man who is hard to deal with.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=y64b8l8EldEbiM&tbnid=UmVFyWXAOH5LEM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doomsteaddiner.org%2Fgallery%2Findex.php%2Fphotos%2F58&ei=_U5QUei-No-Y8gTW_oH4Bg&bvm=bv.44158598,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNHgMuhV7akNJ0PbgsNVcISoFdfKxw&ust=1364303998276605 
 

America's Most Cantankerous Film Critic

 http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2012/03/americas-most-cantankerous-film-critic/49835/

Asafoetida 
pg.119 "Hearts of Love hairdressing mingled with asafoetida, snuff, Hoyt's Cologne, Brown's Mule, peppermint, and lilac talcum. 
context clues- hearts of love hairdressing
as-uh-fet-i-duh 
noun 
1350–1400; Middle English
a soft, brown, lumpy gum resin having a bitter, acrid taste and an obnoxious odor, 

 This shows asafoetida in its soft, brown, lumpy form.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=HX7WMWGE7t1FFM&tbnid=qFtM7qF-isrOAM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbladeandbroom.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F08%2Fasafoetida.html&ei=EVFQUZi3IZS-9QS8-YCABg&bvm=bv.44158598,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNGIvJYMcimIVZPL8cSTXHciY1b0vw&ust=1364304529861247

Find a Vitamin or Supplement

ASAFOETIDA 

 http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-248-ASAFOETIDA.aspx?activeIngredientId=248 

Voile- 

pg.123 "Calpurnia, in her navy voile dress and tub of a hat" 

context clues- dress, tub

voil; French vwal

1885–90;  < French; Anglo-French 

noun 

 

a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave. 

 Sails are made of this fabric. 

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=7hZwxsZ12puDPM&tbnid=F9eTsITlhhSHlM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ARegate_voile_iso_cup.jpeg&ei=bFJQUaK1Ioec9gTux4CwBg&bvm=bv.44158598,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNGilHB7cPQ9bIWgRL4kSUAhhW7OjA&ust=1364304876907276 

How Do I Care for Voile Curtains

 http://www.wisegeek.com/how-do-i-care-for-voile-curtains.htm 

Enamored- 

pg.126 "Enamored, upright, uncompromising, Aunt Alexandra was sitting in a rocking chair" 

context clues- upright, uncompromising 

   ih-nam-er 

verb 

to charm or captivate. 

 1350–1400; Middle English 

This image shows a little girl captivated. 

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Eot4w9vz2BxopM&tbnid=Z6E0AeJKnlsusM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamstime.com%2Froyalty-free-stock-photography-girl-studying-enamored-image3303697&ei=tlNQUYfmCoPq8QSEkYCgDA&bvm=bv.44158598,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNFiy28VsgmEJ9cJ5E1Sv7lU022q0A&ust=1364305192633718 

Belgrade bloggers enamored with Israel

 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4346607,00.html 

 

Tactful- 

pg.128 "Wont' you miss him? I realized that was a tactful question" 

context clues- question, miss 

   takt-fuhl 

adjective 

 having or manifesting tact: 

1860–65; 

This image shows people with tactful manners. 

 http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=J9QGyijfsLy4fM&tbnid=RDw4aqu2hMNSIM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youvegotmanners.com%2Fshopping.html&ei=9lRQUdCBJo7A9gS4kIDYDA&bvm=bv.44158598,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNEV7aTiOus4qxYMkZe0Yn_145FASg&ust=1364305526955852 

 

How to Be Tactful at Work 

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/tactful-work-21991.html 

Induced- 

pg.130 "because Sinkfield reduced his guests to myopic drunkenness one evening, induced them to bring a forward their maps and charts" 

context clues- map, forward, evening 

 in-doos, -dyoos

verb 

 to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: 

1325–75; Middle English 

This image shows how the world can influence you or induce you. 

 http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=rjb-ncqNeoHhpM&tbnid=1ymHg2ceQi10mM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finfluencedontbeinfluenced.com%2Finfluence%2F&ei=C1dQUZW5C5Ko8QTKr4GoBg&bvm=bv.44158598,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNEWyAodq4O1XE5R_--TAmzkEuqhyw&ust=1364306059519297 

Induced pluripotency: history, mechanisms, and applications 

http://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/24/20/2239 

Manacles- 

pg.140 "Still in wrist manacles, he wandered two miles out of Meridian immediately engaged to wash the camel." 

context clues- wrist, still 

man-uh-kuhl 

noun 

1275–1325; Middle English, 

a shackle for the hand; handcuff. 

This image shows a man in handcuffs or manacles. 

http://manacled.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/manacles500.jpg 

Breaking the manacles of Islam 

http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/abulkazem/manacles.htm 

Ecclesiastical- 

pg.150 "Its fantasy was heightened by its red brick facade and the thick steel bars at its ecclesiastical windows." 

context clues- thick, steel bars, windows 

ih-klee-zee-as-ti-kuhl

adjective 

of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular. 

1375–1425; late Middle English; 

This shows a picture of what church windows or windows pertaining to a church might look like. 

 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Ecclesiastical_Angels_-_Tiffany_Glass_%26_Decorating_Company,_c._1890.JPG 

The Ecclesiastical History of the British People 

http://www.booksandculture.com/articles/webexclusives/2013/march/ecclesiastical-history-of-british-people.html 

Entailment- 

pg.154 "Entailments are bad." 

context clues- bad 

en-teyl-muhnt 

noun 

entail + -ment 

something involved as a necessary part or consequence of something: 

This shows how each of these signs is a necessary part of the sequence of grief. 

 http://patientcommando.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Grief-and-Diabetes.jpg 

Entailment and Implication 

http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/category/2011/01/entailment_and_implication.html 

Conceded- 

pg.157 "He might have hurt me a little, Atticus conceded." 

context clues- hurt, might 

kuhn-seed 

verb 

1625–35;  < Latin  

to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: 

This image shows how someone is admitting they were wrong, or conceding. 

http://cupblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/i-was-wrong.jpg 

 Republican Concedes House Race in Florida 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/us/politics/in-florida-republican-concedes-house-race.html?_r=0 

 

 

 

 

To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab 1

Vapid-
pg. 8 "But by the end of August, our repertoire was vapid from countless reproductions.."
context clues- countless, repertoire
without liveliness or spirit 
vap-id 
1650–60;  < Latin vapidus;  akin to vapor 
adjective 


This shows someone who is vapid, or without spirit and dull-feeling. 
http://www.homeenglish.ru/pic/dull.jpg 

Salon Article: Young Women Too Vapid To Understand Mad Men's Feminist Message 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2010/07/23/salon_article_argues_young_women_dont_understand_the_feminist_message_of_mad_men.html 

Predilection- 

pg.9 "The Radleys, welcome anywhere in town, kept to themselves, a predilection unforgivable in Maycomb." 

context clues- unforgivable 

a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: 

noun 

pred-l-ek-shuhn, preed- 

1735–45;  < Medieval Latin praedīlect ( us ) beloved, past participle of praedīligere  to prefer 


This person has a predilection of eating chicken. 
http://www.dontwiggle.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/090927-ranjit-predilection.jpg 

Evidence for predilection 

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/192 

Domiciled- 

pg.10 "the Cunninghams from Old Sarum, an enormous and confusing tribe domiciled in the northern part of the county, and they formed the nearest thing to a gang ever seen in Maycomb. 

context clues- tribe, part, county, 

a place of residence; abode; house or home. 

noun 

dom-uh-sahyl, -suhl, doh-muh- 

1470–80;  < Middle French 

This picture represents the word domiciled because it shows a place where people could settle or live. 

http://blog.wilmingtontrustcaptiveinsurance.com/Portals/20201/images/palm%20tree%20island.jpg 

residence and domicile 
http://lexicon.ft.com/Term?term=residence-and-domicile 

Gouges- 
pg.14 "Dont blame me when he gouges your eyes out" 
context clues- eyes, out 
gouj 
verb 
a groove or hole made by gouging. 
1300–50; Middle English  < French  < Late Latin


This man is gouging the insides out of the pumpkin. 
http://0.tqn.com/d/containergardening/1/0/A/8/-/-/MBpumpscoop.jpg 

New Jersey investigating reports of price gouging 

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/new-jersey-investigating-reports-price-gouging-1C6791587 

Condescended- 

pg. 15 "Jem condescended to take me to school the first day" 

context clues- take, me, school 

to put aside one's dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior: 

kon-duh-send 

verb 

1300–50; Middle English condescenden  < Late Latin condēscendere  (see con-, descend); replacing MiddleEnglish condescendre  < Middle French 

This picture shows Jem putting aside his authority over Scout to take her to school. 

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTxbvqXr-hjNyIq9ijJ2OqvUUZuNQn9EIB5hbasQhI1JkHaFZ38 

How to Stop Being a Condescending Phttp://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Being-a-Condescending-Person erson 

Wallowing- 

pg.17 "but somehow I had been wallowing illicitly in the daily papers."
context clues- in, been
wol-oh 
verb 
to live self-indulgently; luxuriate; revel:
before 900; Middle English 

This cat is reveling, or wallowing, in the mud. 
http://janusmuseum.org/panabasis/wallow2.jpg 

Why wallowing in woo woo is bad for your health 

http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-wallowing-in-woo-woo-is-bad-for-your-health/ 

Fractious- 

pg. 29 "she had at least seen the error of her fractious ways" 

context clues- error, seen 

frak-shuhs 

adjective 

readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: 

1715–25

These girls are showing how quarrelsome, or fractious, they are. 

http://amandamoon.www3.50megs.com/fractiousfriends/fractious13.jpg 

In Fractious Political Times, a Scion of India’s Dynasty Stays Quiet 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/world/asia/in-india-rahul-gandhi-stays-behind-the-scenes.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 

Disapprobation- 

pg.31 "i'm afraid our activities would be received with considerable disapprobation by the more learned authorities" 

context clues- considerable, afraid, authorities 

dis-ap-ruh-bey-shuhn 

noun 

disapproval 

1640–50; 

This man is showing his disapproval, or disapprobation, of this woman. 

http://www.victorianweb.org/mt/parlorsongs/1.jpg 

Disapprobation: Congress's Own Regiment and General Washington's Life Guards 

http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/36395868/disapprobation-congresss-own-regiment-general-washingtons-life-guards 

Auspicious- 

pg.32 "the remainder of my school days were no more auspicious than the first." 

context clues- remainder, no, more, first, than 

aw-spish-uhs 

adjective 

promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: 

1600–10;  < Latin 

This image represents the meaning of the word auspicious because it shows the promise of success. 

http://www.babymonkeyny.com/files/1688774/uploaded/AuspiciousDay.gif 

Auspicious antigens 

http://www.nature.com/nrc/journal/v5/n7/full/nrc1655.html

Expended- 

pg.32 "in which miles of construction paper and wax crayon were expended by the State of Alabama in its well-meaning but fruitless efforts to teach me Group Dynamics."

context clues- well-meaning, wax crayon, by 

ik-spend 

verb 

to pay out; disburse; spend. 

1400–50; late Middle English 

This image shows money that could be expended for multiple reasons. 

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2009/10/15/es_payroll2_1015_480x360.jpg 

Energy expended, renewables lost

http://www.examiner.com/article/energy-expended-renewables-lost