To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 11 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. something of historic interest that has survived from the past. In this case, Scout is referring to a gun that would have been used in the Civil War
  2. 3. old-fashioned
  3. 8. a bitter verbal attack
  4. 9. begin
  5. 12. a laxative; often used as a cure for intestinal worms
  6. 13. Apoplexy is a condition of sudden paralysis; a stroke. To be apoplectic, in this case, is to behave as if on the verge of having a stroke.
  7. 15. overbearing; hard to put up with
  8. 17. a state of low honor or moral character
  9. 18. sticky
  10. 22. fundamental nature; most important quality
  11. 23. angered greatly
  12. 24. adorned; covered (with decorations)
  13. 29. to move in waves or in a wavy manner
  14. 30. uprightness of character
Down
  1. 1. inclinations or tendencies
  2. 4. examination
  3. 5. to palliate is to lessen the pain, or, in this case, fear and anxiety, of something without actually making the fear and anxiety go away. Calpurnia is not a great source of palliation; that is, she doesn't make the children feel any less anxious or fearful.
  4. 6. offense
  5. 7. A decree is an official order. As her older brother, Jem decreed what he and Scout would do.
  6. 10. an outdoor area shaded by trees or, in this case, scuppernong vines on a lattice. See a picture of an arbor from an outdoor café in Greece.
  7. 11. pale; lead-colored. Livid can also mean red, as in the color someone's face gets when that person becomes angry
  8. 14. a long angry speech
  9. 16. dentures; dental plate
  10. 19. a device with a rubber bulb on one end and a narrow tube on the other: used to inject or extract fluids from body cavities
  11. 20. a shrub with glossy evergreen leaves and waxy, rose-like flowers. Find out more about camellias and see a picture of a camellia.
  12. 21. a woman's sleeveless undergarment, usually worn under a sheer blouse
  13. 25. hall a covered passageway between two parts of a building
  14. 26. calm
  15. 27. reckless prank
  16. 28. to move or slink about in a sinister manner. The children are skulking in the kitchen because they are fearful of Atticus's reaction when he returns home.
  17. 31. prohibition; restraint