Vocab. List 4
Define “acclaim”
loud applause; approval
Define
“fitful”
spasmodic; intermittent
Define
“opulent”
wealthy; abundant
What is Scout's full name?
Jean Louise Finch
Which sci-fi film series features lightsaber-wielding Jedi?
Star Wars
NAME TWO SYNONYMS FOR “garrulous"
talkative, loquacious, verbose, chatty, gossipy
NAME TWO SYNONYMS FOR “lassitude"
lethargy, listlessness, weariness, sluggishness, tiredness, fatigue, apathy
NAME TWO SYNONYMS FOR “flagrant"
blatant, glaring, obvious, conspicuous, shameless, brazen, undisguised
In what town and state in which the story is set?
Maycomb, Alabama
What is the study of plants called?
Botany
NAME TWO ANTONYMS FOR “parsimonious"
generous, extravagant, excessive, spendthrift
NAME TWO ANTONYMS FOR “acquiesce”
dissent, disagree, resist, protest, differ, object, dispute
NAME TWO ANTONYMS FOR “mitigate”
bully, aggravate, intensify, worsen, exacerbate
What do the kids call a spirit who can't get to heaven?
Hot Steams
What is another name for a baby goat?
Kid
DEFINE “querulous"
peevish; faultfinding; expressing or suggestive complaint
Define
“bombastic”
high-sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning
What does it mean to be very wise or shrewd?
sagacious
What are two items Jem and Scout find in the Radley' tree?
They found gum, two pennies, a watch, twine and two carved soap figures of themselves.
What nationality was the composer Ludwig van Beethoven?
German
DEFINE
“heretic”
a person who upholds religious doctrines contrary to the established beliefs of his church
What is ‘idealistic and utterly impractical’?
quixotic
What is ‘changeable, fickle’ or ‘given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior’?
capricious
How were verbal contracts signed?
By spitting in one's hand and shaking on it
How are John, Paul, George and Ringo collectively known?
The Beatles