1. Ms DeFeo English I To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapters 16-19

2. After the first day of school, Ms DeFeo was acquainted with her students. Acquainted

3. Acquaint (transitive v.) – to cause to know personally Acquainted

4. He went through an acrimonious divorce. Acrimonious

5. Acrimonious (adj.) – caustic, biting, or deeply malevolent, especially in feeling, language, or manner Acrimonious

6. The way in which he completed the assignment was obviously brash, it was unorganized, and incorrect. Brash

7. Brash (adj.) – brittle; done in haste without regard for consequences Brash

8. After I had listened to my mother’s browbeating, I decided that what I did was not right after all. Browbeating

9. Browbeat (transitive v.) – to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech Browbeating

10. The students were able to corroborate their story before they had to speak to the principal. Corroborate

11. Corroborate (transitive v.) – to support with evidence or authority; to make more certain Corroborate

12. The teacher displayed countenance when she gave her students the test, she was confident that they would pass. Countenance

13. Countenance (n.) – obsolete; a calm expression; mental composure; look; expression Countenance

14. If you do not get into any trouble, there will be no disciplinary records to expunge upon graduation. Expunge

15. Expunge (transitive v.) – to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion Expunge

16. Let me be frank in telling you that if you study for all of your tests and quizzes, you’ll be sure to pass. Frank

17. Frank (adj.) – marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression Frank

18. It is not good to hold a grudge, it only makes you more upset about the situation. Grudge

19. Grudge (transitive v. ) – to be unwilling to give or admit; give or allow reluctantly or resentfully Grudge

20. By looking at his gullet, you could tell that the lawyer was nervous; he kept on swallowing repeatedly. Gullet

21. Gullet (n.) – esophagus; throat Gullet

22. After completing the mud run it was necessary to take a long lavation in order to clean the dirt from underneath his finger nails, etc. Lavation

23. Lavation (n.) – the act or instance of washing or cleansing Lavation

24. The way the group of men were lurched around the courthouse led me to believe something bad was about to occur. Lurch

25. Lurch (v.) – to loiter about a place furtively; prowl Lurch

26. The family went on a pilgrimage to historical battlefields. Pilgrimage

27. Pilgrimage (n.) – a journey of a pilgrim especially one to a shrine or a sacred place; the course of life on earth Pilgrimage

28. After I had slept all day and not completed my work, I had put myself into a predicament that would keep me up all night. Predicament

29. Predicament (n.) – a difficult, perplexing, or trying situation Predicament

30. After watching all of the proceedings for the Casey Anthony case, I was disgusted by what the mother was accused of having done to her daughter. Proceedings

31. Proceeding (n.) – legal action; procedure Proceedings

32. It is not right to profane the authority figures in your life. Profane

33. Profane (transitive v.) – to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverent, or contempt; to debase by a wrong, unworthy, or vulgar use Profane

34. From the human rights act to the new supreme court, we are seeing growing judicial scrutiny of the government. Scrutiny

35. Scrutiny (n.) – a searching study, inquiry, or inspection; a searching look; close watch Scrutiny

36. He was served a subpoena which demanded that he testify in court. Subpoena

37. Subpoena (n.) – a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure Subpoena

38. Can I ask you: did you get there of your own volition, your own steam, your own power? Volition

39. Volition (n.) – an act of making a choice or decision; a choice or a decision made; the power of choosing or determining Volition

40. His brand new car was stolen and destroyed, it left him feeling full of wrath; he was red with anger. Wrath

41. Wrath (n.) – a strong vengeful anger or anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean Wrath

42. Use each of the 20 vocabulary words in a sentence Homework