To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab Chapters 19-31
Across
- 3. stolen or taken dishonestly, especially in a stealthy manner
- 7. a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty; chaos
- 8. Evidence indirect evidence that does not, on its face, prove a fact in issue, but gives rise to a logical inference that the fact exists
- 11. the act of using your own will
- 12. evaded or escaped from one’s grasp or understanding; being quick or difficult to understand
- 14. erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant)
- 15. a closet-like piece of furniture that combines a long space for hanging clothes with a chest of drawers
- 17. appropriately quiet, prudent, and restrained
Down
- 1. done by people acting as a group
- 2. the death or end of something, such as the passing away of a person or the termination of a business
- 4. believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity
- 5. extremely dirty and unpleasant, typically as a result of poverty or neglect
- 6. attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble
- 9. not showing due respect for another person; impertinent
- 10. firmly refusing to change one’s mind or opinion
- 13. threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will
- 16. referring to an animal or person in a wild, untamed state