wk 16 vocab ch 23 31

Vocabulary –Grade 9Vocabulary –Grade 9

Lesson 16

Chap. 23-31

http://soundbible.com/332-Mockingbird-Call.html

Mockingbird Call

To Kill a Mockingbird

By Harper Lee

Feral Feral

Adjective  \ˈfe-rəl\

: of, relating to, or resembling a wild beast

Feral Feral

: of, relating to, or resembling a wild beast

ImpertinenceImpertinence

Noun  \(ˌ)im-ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s\

:  the quality or state of being rude or lacking respect

Impertinence Impertinence

:  the quality or state of being rude or lacking respect

Obscure Obscure

adjective  \äb-ˈskyu. r, əb-\

: difficult to understand : likely to be understood by only a few

people

Obscure Obscure

: difficult to understand : likely to be understood by only a few people

Recluse Recluse

Adjective  \ˈre-ˌklüz\

: marked by withdrawal from society : solitary

RecluseRecluse

: marked by withdrawal from society: solitary

What is responsible for this man’s behavior in the clip?

http://youtu.be/pim8zbbb5iY

Sordid Sordid

 adjective  \ˈsor-dəd\

: very bad or dishonest

SordidSordid

: very bad or dishonest

SpuriousSpurious

Adjective  \ˈspyu. r-ē-əs\

: based on false ideas or bad reasoning

SpuriousSpurious

: based on false ideas or bad reasoning

Connived Connived

Verb  \kə-ˈnīv\

: to secretly help someone do something dishonest or illegal

Connived Connived

: to secretly help someone do something dishonest or

illegal

Eccentricities Eccentricities

Noun  \ˌek-(ˌ)sen-ˈtri-sə-tē\

: the quality of being strange or unusual in behavior

EccentricitiesEccentricities

: the quality of being strange or unusual in

behavior

Incantations Incantations

noun  \ˌin-ˌkan-ˈtā-shən\

: a series of words used to make something magic happen

IncantationsIncantations

: a series of words used to

make something

magic happen

Adjective  \i-ˈra-sə-bəl\

: becoming angry very easily : having a bad temper

IrascibleIrascible

Irascible Irascible

: becoming angry very easily : having

a bad temper

Pinioned Pinioned

Verb

: to tie up (someone's arms or legs) very tightly

Pinioned Pinioned

: to tie up (someone's

arms or legs) very tightly

verb  \pər-ˈloin\

: to take (something that belongs to someone else)

PurloinedPurloined

Purloined Purloined

: to take (something that

belongs to someone else)

Repertoire Repertoire

Noun  \ˈre-pə(r)-ˌtwär\

: all the things that a person is able to do

Repertoire Repertoire

: all the things that a person is able to do

What does this skill have to do with our vocabulary word?

http://youtu.be/t-RsB4a4ogc

TeemingTeeming

Verb  \ˈtēm\

: bring forth: produce

TeemingTeeming

: bring forth : produce