Unit 6: Novel Study: To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 12–31

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  1. austere
    severely simple
  2. sustain
    be the physical support of
  3. myopic
    lacking foresight or scope
  4. discreet
    heedful of potential consequences
  5. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  6. akimbo
    with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
  7. elucidate
    make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
  8. fluctuation
    the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
  9. vigorously
    in an energetic manner
  10. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  11. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
  12. volition
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
  13. anxious
    eagerly desirous
  14. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  15. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  16. tranquil
    not agitated
  17. subject
    cause to experience or suffer or make vulnerable to
  18. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  19. veneer
    an outward appearance that is deliberately misleading
  20. sheer
    complete and without restriction
  21. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  22. evidently
    in a manner that is obvious or unmistakable
  23. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
  24. bleak
    offering little or no hope
  25. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
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