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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