Name______________________________________________________
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Vocabulary Assignment – List 1 (10 points)
Date___________________
Mrs. Mavros
Due Date:___________________________ Quiz Date:___________________________
Directions – Read each word and definition. As you read the book, find each word and copy the sentence as it appears in To Kill a Mockingbird,
Then write your own ORIGINAL sentence using a strong context clue for each word. Extra credit will be earned if you write the page number for each word.
1.
WORD (and
chapter number)
amble (ch. 1)
P.O.S.
DEFINITION
verb
to go at an easy pace; stroll
noun
an easy walk or gentle pace
2.
repertoire (ch. 1)
noun
a stock of plays, songs etc.
that a performer or
company can give; inventory
3.
nebulous (ch. 1)
adj
hazy; vague; indistinct
4.
transition (ch. 1)
noun
movement or passage from
one position, state, stage to
another
5.
vexation (ch. 2)
noun
state of being irritated or
annoyed; something that
causes annoyance
6.
mortification (ch. 2)
noun
humiliation in feeling as by
some wound in pride
Sentence from TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
ORIGINAL Sentence with Context Clue
7.
iniquities (ch. 3)
noun
gross injustices or
wickedness
8.
fractious (ch. 3)
adj
quarrelsome; irritable;
peevish
9.
auspicious (ch. 4)
adj
promising success;
propitious; opportune;
favorable
10.
ethical (ch. 4)
adj
pertaining to or dealing with
morals; right and wrong
Name______________________________________________________
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Vocabulary Assignment – List 2 (10 points)
Due Date:___________________________
Date___________________
Mrs. Mavros
Quiz Date:___________________________
Directions – Read each word and definition. As you read the book, find each word and copy the sentence as it appears in To Kill a Mockingbird,
Then write your own ORIGINAL sentence using a strong context clue for each word. Extra credit will be earned if you write the page number for each word.
P.O.S.
DEFINITION
1.
WORD (and
chapter number)
quibbling (ch. 5)
adj
carping, nagging
2.
perplexity (ch. 8)
noun
3.
unfathomable
(ch. 8)
adj
state of being confused,
puzzled, uncertain; a
tangled, involved, confused
situation.
not able to understand
thoroughly
4.
analogous (ch. 9)
adj
corresponding or matching
in some way; similar
5.
provocation (ch. 9)
noun
something that incites,
instigates, angers or irritates
6.
mausoleum (ch. 9)
noun
a stately and magnificent
tomb
Sentence from TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
ORIGINAL Sentence with Context Clue
7.
contemporaries
(ch. 10)
noun
one belonging to the same
time period as another
8.
tartly (ch. 10)
adv
sharp, sour to the taste;
sharp in character, spirit or
expression
9.
articulate (ch. 10)
verb
uttered clearly, in distinct
syllables
10.
encounter (ch. 11)
verb
to meet unexpectedly; to
contend against difficulty or
opposition
Name______________________________________________________
English 10
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Vocabulary Assignment – List 3 (10 points)
Due Date:___________________________
Date___________________
Mrs. Mavros
Quiz Date:___________________________
Directions – Read each word and definition. As you read the book, find each word and copy the sentence as it appears in To Kill a Mockingbird,
Then write your own ORIGINAL sentence using a strong context clue for each word. Extra credit will be earned if you write the page number for each word.
1.
umbrage (ch. 11)
noun
offense; resentment;
displeasure
2.
interdict (ch. 11)
noun
any prohibiting act or
decree of court or
administrator
3.
undulate (ch. 11)
verb
4.
propensity (ch. 11)
noun
to move with a wavelike
motion; display a smooth
rising-and-falling or side-toside alternation of
movement
a natural inclination or
tendency toward something
not considered admirable
5.
escapade (ch. 11)
noun
a wild, reckless adventure
6.
qualms (ch. 12)
noun
uneasy feelings or pangs of
conscience; sudden feeling
of uneasiness or misgiving
7.
formidable (ch. 16)
adj
overwhelming; terrible;
likely to be difficult
8.
.
reluctantly (ch. 20)
adv
unwillingly; disinclined
9.
fatalistic (ch. 22)
adj
submission to fate; accept
all events as inevitable or
unavoidable
10.
acquiescence
(ch. 31)
noun
the act of giving tacit assent;
quiet submission