To Kill a Mockingbird

altercation

[noisy argument or disagreement; esp. in public]
denunciation

[public accusation or condemnation]
myopic

[lack of foresight; not seeing the big picture; shortsighted]
caste

[system of position or rank in society]
pensive

[engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought]
edification

[process of building knowledge; giving moral guidance]
venue

[the county or district within which a criminal or civil case must be heard]
venerable

[honored with wisdom and age]
façade

[fake front of a building or person]
succinct

[concise; short; to the point]
acquiesce

[to quietly accept]
entailment

[requirement for legal transfer of property]
akimbo

[held or set in a bent position; such as an elbow]
countenance

[calm facial expression; to give approval]
litigant

[person in a lawsuit]
deign

[to lower oneself]
acrimonious

[biting in manner; bitter feelings]
contort

[to twist violently or completely]
immaterial

[unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant]
volition

[the act of willing, choosing, or resolving exercise of willing]

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To Kill a Mockingbird

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12/3/2011, 8:00:26 PM

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