Well not unless there's extreme __________ connected with 'em. (anger, irriation)
provocation
Scout is trying to _____ her nausea to make her stomack settle down. (calm, silence)
quell
With these attributes, however, he would not remain as _______ as we wish him to. (to not attract attention)
inconspicuous
Jem ___________ to take Scout to school, even though as a fifth grader, he feels superior to his first grade sister. (showing superiority)
condenscends
Scout referred to her teacher as a _______ because she reminded her of the animal who can change their appearance. (quick changing)
chameleon
By offering friendship to Walter and promising that Scout won;t fight with him, Jem _______ her threat to fight with him more. (release from a promise)
dispenses
He set on my feet, and I made a secret ________ of Jem. (examination, survey)
reconnaissance
The ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective ____ only made me feel left out again. (superior ability, skill)
prowess
Next day Jem repeated his _____ and was rewarded. (a watch)
vigil
You usually do not see _______ in areas of town where people with great wealth live. (state of being extremely poor)
poverty
By the _____ agreement, the children would often play on Miss Maudie's front lawn even though she never told them it was alright to do so. (mutal agreement between two people not actually said)
tacit
Superstition and _________ prevent them from benefiting from modern medicine. (lack of knowledge or information)
ignorance
The class murmured apprehensively, should she prove to harbor her share of the peculiarities _______ to that region. ( belonging to a certain region)
indigenous
We were followed up the street by a philippic on our family's moral ________. (low honor or moral character)
degradation
The chinaberry trees were _______, hovering, alive. (dangerous, evil)
malignant
For reasons _______ to the most experienced prophets in Maycomb county , autumn turned to winter that year. (something that can't be understood)
unfathomable
You can't go around making ________ of the neighbors. (eggagerated representation of a person)
caricatures
Jem's fear of not being able to play football were ________ after he was able to process what was happening. (to lesson or calm something
assuaged
The Ewell boy felt _________ towards his teacher, Miss Caroline. (feeling that someone or something is beneath you)
contemptous
He enjoyed everything I disapproved of, and disliked my ______ diversions. (simple, innocent)
ingenuous
The remainder of my schooldays were no more ________ than the first. (favorable)
auspicious
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