TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

IMPOTENT

• Not powerful or effective
• Without force or ability

TACITURN

• Silent
• An adj. meaning to not join in conversation

IMPRUDENT

• Wise
• Cautious
• "Sensible in action and thought"

VAPID

• Dull or bland
• Lacking liveliness
• Not exciting or interesting

DISPENSATION

• An act of dispensing
• Something that is distributed
• A certain management or system

COOTIE

• A small insect, or louse, that affects humans

AMIABLE

• Amicable or charming
• Having sociable qualities
• Having delightful qualities

DISAPPROBATION

• Disapproval
• Dislike
• Disfavor

AUSPICIOUS

• Fortunate
• Promising success
• Prosperous
• Encouraging

SCUPPERNONG

• A vine that bears muscadine grapes
• Grown in southern United States

TO GET SOMEONE'S GOAT

• To irritate or annoy someone

INQUISITIVE

• Wanting to learn
• Curious
• Questioning

PECULIAR

• Strange
• Odd
• Unusual
• Abnormal

BOB-WHITE

• An American game-bird
• A bird that people hunted

ABERRATIONS

• The act of parting from a usual course

ROSETTA STONE

A stone slab that bears Egyptian hieroglyphics and makes it possible for people to figure out the meaning of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.

APPOMATTOX

A city in Virginia where a battle in the American Civil War was fought in 1865.

DEPORTMENT

• Demeanor
• Behavior
• "Manner of a person"

SET MY TEETH ON EDGE

• To annoy you
• To make you uncomfortable
• To upset you

TARRIED

• Waited
• Remained or stayed in a place
• Delayed or was tardy on doing something

OBSTREPEROUS

• "Resisting control"
• Noisy
• Unmanageable

EVASION

• The act of avoiding something
• Escaping something
• An excuse to avoid something

RUDIMENTS

• Foundations
• The beginning
• First appearance

DRUTHERS

• Someone's choice
• Someone's preference

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD