Past Vocabulary
define: BOLSTER
What is.. (v) to support, give a boost to; (n) a long pillow or cushion
Define: ALOOF
(adj) withdrawn, standing apart from others by choice
Define: convey
(v) to transport; to transmit; to communicate
What is the setting?
Maycomb; Alabama; Bible Belt; the South
define: POROUS
(adj) full of tiny holes
Define: ANGUISH
(v) to cause deep pain
define: JUNCTURE
(n) joining together; the point at which two things are joined
Who is Helen?
Tom Robinson's wife
define: Frivolous
(adj) of little importance, not worthy of attention
Define: BASK
define: TURNCOAT
Why does Jem cry the night of the trial?
Because of the injustice of the verdict
define: deplore
Define: Forthright
(adj) frank, direct, straightforward
(v) to make something appear smaller than it is; refer to in a way that suggest lack of importance or value.
Why does Walter Cunningham tell the group to leave?
Because Scout has shamed him by talking about his son
Define: residue
(n) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up
(n) a pen name, name assumed by a writer
DEFINE: DOCTRINE
(n) a belief, principle or teaching: system of such beliefs or principles
What does Aunt Alexandra like to lecture the kids about?
Their family heritage