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premises pg 252- Miss Frutti said she'd know a Maycomb voice anywhere, and there were no Maycomb voices in that parlor last night - rolling their r's all over her premises, they were.-
/ˈprɛmɪs/ Show Spelled [prem-is] -noun -a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion -1325–75; Middle English premiss < Medieval Latin praemissa, noun use of feminine of Latin praemissus past participle of praemittere to send before, equivalent to prae- pre- + mittere to send. See dismiss, remiss
 recluse pg 242- What reasonable recluse wants childern peeping through his shutters, delivering greetings on the end of a fishing-pole, wandering in his collards at night?-
/n. ˈrɛklus, rɪˈklus; adj. rɪˈklus, ˈrɛklus/ Show Spelled[rek-loos] -noun -a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society- 1175–1225; Middle English < Old French reclus < Late Latin reclūsus, past participle of reclūdere to shut up, equivalent to re- re- + -clūd-, combining form of claudere to close + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s
  brevity pg 233- When Miss Maudie was angry her brevity was icy.-
/ˈbrɛvɪti/ Show Spelled [brev-i-tee]- noun -shortness of time or duration; briefness- 1500–10; < Anglo-French brevite, Old French brievete. See brief, -ity

acquittal pg 222- "You might like to know that there was one fellow who took considerable wearing down-in the beginning he was rarin' for an outright acquittal."-
/əˈkwɪtl/ Show Spelled [uh-kwit-l] -noun -the act of acquitting; discharge. -1400–50; late Middle English a ( c ) quitaille < Anglo-French; see acquit, -al²

rapping pg 221- "Stop that rapping John Taylor I want to ask this man something."-
/ˈræpɪŋ/ Show Spelled [rap-ing] -noun -the act or sound of a person or thing that raps. -1350–1400; Middle English. See rap¹ , -ing¹

furtive pg 218- "What on earth will Ewell do to me, sister?" "Something furtive, you may count on that."-
/ˈfɜrtɪv/ Show Spelled [fur-tiv] adjective -taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret- 1480–90; < Latin furtīvus, equivalent to furt ( um ) theft (compare fūr thief) + -īvus -ive

statute pg 219- He said he didn't have any quarell with the rape statute, none whatever, but he did have deep misgivings when the state asked for and the jury gave a death penalty on purely circumstancial evidence.-
/ˈstætʃut, -ʊt/ Show Spelled [stach-oot, -oot]- noun -an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal document. 1250–1300; Middle English statut < Old French estatut < Late Latin statūtum, noun use of neuter of Latin statūtus (past participle of statuere to make stand, set up, derivative of status status), equivalent to statū-, verb stem + -tus past participle suffix

myopic pg 130- Instead, Maycomb grew and sprawled out from its hub, Sinkfield's Tavern, because Sinkfield reduced his guests to myopic drunkenness one evening, induced them to bring forward their maps and charts, lop off a little here, add a bit there and adjust the center of the county to meet his requirements.-
/maɪˈɒpɪk, -ˈoʊpɪk/ Show Spelled [mahy-op-ik, -oh-pik] -adjective -lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded.- 1790–1800; myop(ia) + -ic

negligee pg 139- She never got over the fright of finding a rattler coiled in her bedroom closet, on her washing, when she went to hang up her negligee.-
/ˌnɛglɪˈʒeɪ, ˈnɛglɪˌʒeɪ/ Show Spelled [neg-li-zhey, neg-li-zhey] -noun -a dressing gown or robe, usually of sheer fabric and having soft, flowing lines, worn by women.- 1745–55, Americanism; < French négligé carelessness, undress, literally, neglected, past participle of négliger < Latin negligere, variant of neglegere to neglect

cathedra pg 195- I remembered something he had said about Judge Taylor's ex cathedra remarks sometimes exceeding  his duty, but that few lawyers ever did anything about them.-
/kəˈθidrə, ˈkæθɪ-/ Show Spelled [kuh-thee-druh, kath-i-] -noun- an official chair, as of a professor in a university. -1625–35; < Latin < Greek kathédra, derivative of kathézomai to sit down; see cata-, sit; cf. chair

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assuaged pg 1- When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football again were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury. He couldn't have cared less, so long as he could pass and punt.- [uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]- verb- to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate- 1250–1300; Middle English aswagen < Old French asouagier < Vulgar Latin *assuāviāre, equivalent to Latin as- as- + -suāviāre, verbal derivative of Latin suāvis agreeable to the taste, pleasant (cf. suave; akin to sweet)-
 

fractious pg 29- She had always been too hard on me, she had at last seen the error of her fractious ways, she was sorry and too stubborn to say so.- [frak-shuhs]- adjective- refractory or unruly- 1715–25; fracti(on) + -ous
 

concede pg 31- "If you'll concede the necessity of going to school, we'll go on reading every night just as we always have. Is that a bargain?"- [kuhn-seed]- verb- to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit- 1625–35; < Latin concēdere, equivalent to con- con- + cēdere to withdraw, yield, cede

discernible pg 32- Atticus kept us in fits that evening, gravely reading columns of print about a man who sat on a flagpole for no discernible reason, which was reason enough for Jem to spend the following Saturday aloft in the treehouse.- [dih-sur-nuh-buhl, -zur-]- adjective- capable of being discerned; distinguishable- 1555–65; < Latin discernibilis (see discern, -ible); replacing earlier discernable < Middle French, equivalent to discern ( er ) to discern + -able -able

tyranny pg 34- Calpurnia's tyranny, unfainess, and meddling in my business had faded to gentle grumblings of general disapproval.- [tir-uh-nee]- noun- arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority- 1325–75; Middle English tyrannie < Old French < Medieval Latin tyrannia, equivalent to Latin tyrann ( us ) tyrant + -ia -y³

asinine pg 49- Lastly, we were to stay away from that house until we were invited there, we were not to play an asine game he had seen us playing or make fun of anybody on this street or in this town.- [as-uh-nahyn]- adjective- foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid- 1600–10; < Latin asinīnus, equivalent to asin ( us ) ass¹ + -īnus -ine¹

ascertaining pg 61- When the new wore off his gradfather's watch, and carrying it became a day's burndensome task, Jem no longer felt the necessity of ascertaining the hour every five minutes. [as-er-teyn]- verb- to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine- 1400–50; late Middle English, variant of assertain, acertain < Middle French acertain- (tonic stem of acertener to make certain), equivalent to a- a-⁵ + certain certain

perpetrated pg 67- "You've perpetrated a near libel here in the front yard. We've got to disguise this fellow."- [pur-pi-treyt]- verb- to present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner- 1540–50; < Latin perpetrātus (past participle of perpetrāre to carry out, execute, perform), equivalent to per- per- + -petr- (combining form of patrāre to father, bring about; see pater) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix; see -ate¹

quelled pg 71- Miss Maudie's tin roof quelled the flames. Roaring, the house collapsed; fire gushed everywhere, followed by a flurry of blankets from men on top of the adjacent houses, beating out sparks and burning chunks of wood.- [kwel]- verb- to suppress; put an end to; extinguish- before 900; Middle English quellen, Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old Norse kvelja to torment, German quälen to vex; cf. kill¹

obstreperous pg 85- "And why do I not understand children, Miss Jean Louise? Such conduct as yours required little understanding. It was obstreperous, disorderly and abusive-"- [uhb-strep-er-uhs]- adjective- resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly. -1590–1600; < Latin obstreperus clamorous, akin to obstrepere to make a noise at ( ob- ob- + strepere to rattle); see -ous
 

undulate pg 107- From time to time she would open her mouth wide, and I could see her tongue undulate faintly.- [v. uhn-juh-leyt, uhn-dyuh-]- verb- to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement- 1650–60; < Latin undulātus waved, equivalent to und ( a ) wave + -ul ( a ) -ule + -ātus -ate¹

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analogy-
/əˈnælədʒi/ Show Spelled [uh-nal-uh-jee]- noun- a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based- 1530–40; < Latin analogia < Greek. See analogous, -y³ - Alan Greenspan: U.S. Debt and the Greece Analogy

annihilate-
/əˈnaɪəˌleɪt/ Show Spelled [uh-nahy-uh-leyt]- verb- to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly- 1350–1400; Middle English adnichilat ( e ) destroyed < Late Latin annihilātus brought to nothing, annihilated (past participle of annihilāre ) ( Latin an- an-² + nihil nothing + -ātus -ate¹ ) - Pentagon plan: Annihilate Tehran's military in 3 days

criterion-

/kraɪˈtɪəriən/ Show Spelled [krahy-teer-ee-uhn]- noun- a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something- 1605–15; < Greek kritḗrion a standard, equivalent to kri- variant stem of krī́nein to separate, decide + -tērion neuter suffix of means (akin to Latin -tōrium -tory² )- Journal Article Selection Criteria

emanate-
/ˈɛməˌneɪt/ Show Spelled [em-uh-neyt]- verb- to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate- 1780–90; < Latin ēmānātus having flowed out (past participle of ēmānāre ), equivalent to ē- e-¹ + mān- flow + -ātus -ate¹ - When Implausible Findings Emanate From High-quality Studies

holistic-
/hoʊˈlɪstɪk/ Show Spelled [hoh-lis-tik]- adjective- incorporating the concept of holism in theory or practice- 1926; hol(ism) + -istic- Holistic treatments help Soldiers battle PTSD
 

placebo-
/pləˈsiboʊ for 1; plɑˈtʃeɪboʊ for 2/ Show Spelled [pluh-see-boh for 1; plah-chey-boh for 2]- noun- a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine- 1175–1225 for def 2; 1775–85 for def 1; Middle English < Latin placēbō I shall be pleasing, acceptable- The Placebo Effect Takes Place Subconsciously

proficient-
/prəˈfɪʃənt/ Show Spelled [pruh-fish-uhnt]- adjective- well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled- 1580–90; < Latin prōficient- (stem of prōficiēns ) present participle of prōficere to advance, make progress, equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do¹ . See -ent, efficient- Ways to Improve English Proficiency 

staunch-

/stɔntʃ, stɑntʃ/ Show Spelled [stawnch, stahnch]- adjective- firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person- 1375–1425; late Middle English sta ( u ) nch < Middle French estanche (feminine), estanc (masculine), derivative of estancher to stanch¹ -Staunch SOPA Supporter, Marsha Blackburn, Says It's Time

subversive-
/səbˈvɜrsɪv/ Show Spelled [suhb-vur-siv]- adjective- a person who adopts subversive principles or policies- 1635–45; < Latin subvers ( us ) (past participle of subvertere to subvert) + -ive- Chinese activist jailed for nine years for 'subversive writing'

vindicate-
/ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt/ Show Spelled [vin-di-keyt]- verb- to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like- 1525–35; < Latin vindicātus (past participle of vindicāre to lay legal claim to (property), to free (someone) from servitude (by claiming him as free), to protect, avenge, punish), equivalent to vindic- (stem of vindex claimant, protector, avenger) + -ātus -ate¹ - A Vindication of the Rights of Woman