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