Vocab by Feng Yi

joranna xD. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:17:35 +0000

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Chapter 7

Jem waved my word away as if fanning gnats
gnat-any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
eg:He’s very slow at this work because he’s always straining at a gnat.
Jen’s question was an appeal.
appeal-a request for relief, aid, etc
eg:Make an appeal to my mother.
The second grade was grim.
grim-stern; resolute,harsh or formidable in manner or appearance
eg:I’ve had a grim day.
Jem and I were trotting in our orbit one mild October afternoon when our knot-hole stopped us again.
orbit-a range or field of action or influence; sphere
eg:To move in an orbit.
Mr Radley,ah-did you put cement in that hole in that tree down yonder.
yonder-being at a distance, either within view or as if within view
eg:He has walked to yonder hill.
You reckon it’s white gold,Jem?
reckon-to calculate or ascertain by calculating; compute
eg:Do you still reckon him among your friends ?
Jem no longer felt the necessity of ascertaining the hour every five minutes.
ascertain-to determine or discover definitely,to make certain.
eg:I am going to ascertain the truth.
He had been on the verge of telling me something all evening.
certain-positive and confident about the truth of something; convinced
eg:She is on the verge of 90.
That-chewing gum cleaved to her palate and rendered her speechless.
render-to present or submit (accounts, etc) for payment, approval, or action,to give or provide.
eg:You have rendered great service.

Chapter 8

For reason unfathomable to the most experienced prophets in Maycomb County.
unfathomable-incapable of being fathomed; immeasurable,incomprehensible
eg:No more can I look into the depths of this unfathomable water.
For reason unfathomable to the most experienced prophets in Maycomb County.
prophet-a person who predicts the future,a spokesman for a movement, doctrine, etc
eg:She is a prophet.
Jem and I were burdened with the guilt of contributing to the aberration of nature.
aberration-deviation from what is normal, expected, or usualdeparture from truth, morality, etc
eg:he’s behaviour is aberration.
but her death caused hardly a ripple-the neighbourhood seldom saw her.
ripple-a slight wave or undulation on the surface of water,a small wave or undulation in fabric, hair, etc
eg:There were ripples on the pool as the wind grew stronger.
Atticus looked sternly around his newpaper at me:’I did not’.
stern-showing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian,relentless; unyielding
eg:my mother is a stern teacher .
Jem restrain me from further questions.
restrain-to hold (someone) back from some action, esp by force,to limit or restrict
eg:restrain myself when i was cring.
Jem had a notion that Atticus thought our activities that night last summer were not solely confined to strip poker.
solely-only; completely; entirely,for one thing only.
eg:He is solely responsible this cless.
Jem had a notion that Atticus thought our activities that night last summer were not solely confined to strip poker.
strip-to take or pull (the covering, clothes, etc) off (oneself, another person, or thing)
egh:he Strips to the waist.
He said it was merely a twitch.
twitch-to move or cause to move in a jerky spasmodic way,to hurt with a sharp spasmodic pain.
eg:I felt someone twitch at my coat.
Wedding invitation ,setting off the fire siren.
invitation-the act of enticing or attracting;
eg:I accept an invitation.
setting off the fire siren.
siren-a device for emitting a loud wailing sound, esp as a warning or signal, typically consisting of a rotating perforated metal drum through which air or steam is passed under pressure
eg:The siren wailed and woke everyone.
When Atticus finally called us to order and bade us look at our plates instead of out the windows.
bade-past tense of bid
eg:She bade him come.
‘I haven’t the slightest idea’
slightest-(usually follows `the’) most meager; “didn’t have the slightest chance”
eg:I haven’t the slightest idea .
Jem said if we waited until it snowed some more we could scrape it all up for a snowman.
scrape-to move (a rough or sharp object) across (a surface), esp to smooth or clean,to move (a rough or sharp object) across (a surface), esp to smooth or clean
eg:He scraped the side of his car.
‘Beautiful my hind foot!’
hind-(esp of parts of the body) situated at the back or rear.
eg:He’s being hind William.

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Vocab by Feng Yi