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Tyrannical
- exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way
- [context: Calpurnia]
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Taciturn
- reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
- [context: Uncle Jimmy]
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Amble
- to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
- [context: the way people walk in Maycomb]
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Malevolent
- having or showing a wish to do evil to others
- [context: Boo Radley]
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Condescend
- show feelings of superiority;do something in a way as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance
- [context: Jem walking Scout to school]
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Mortification
- to cause someone to feel embarrassed, ashamed
- [context: Jem describing Scout as a girl]
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Contemptuous
- scornful, disdainful
- [context: Burris Ewell]
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Contentious
- causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
- [context: the Ewells]
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Compromise
- a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc
- [context: Scout and Atticus]
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Morbid
- characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, esp. death and disease
- [context: Scout's question about Boo]
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Aloof
- conspicuously uninvolved and uninterested, typically through distaste
- [context: Scout's behaviour around Dill and Jem]
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Benevolent
- well meaning and kindly
- [context: Ms. Maudie]
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Caricature
- a representation that exaggerates the characteristics of a person often to be humerous
- [context: the snowman]
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Morphodite (hermaphrodite)
- an organism that has the reproductive organs of both the male and female sexes
- [context: the snowman]
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Innate
- inborn; natural
- [context: Scout's cursing]
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Provocation
- something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates
- [context: Uncle Jack's reason for cursing]
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Obstreperous
- noisy and difficult to control
- [context: Scout and Francis' fight]
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Tirade
- a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
- [context: Mrs. Dubose]
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Avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain
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