Common questions

What does furor mean in To Kill a Mockingbird?

What does furor mean in To Kill a Mockingbird?

furor. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal. The cootie’s host showed not the faintest interest in the furor he had wrought. wrought.

What is arbitration in To Kill a Mockingbird?

arbitrate. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences. Jem arbitrated, awarded me first push with an extra time for Dill, and I folded myself inside the tire.

Where is the word contentious used in To Kill a Mockingbird?

“Ain’t got no mother,” was the answer, “and their paw’s right contentious.”

Where was apothecary used in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Cornwall
All we has was Simon Finch, a fur-trapping apothecary from Cornwall whose piety was exceeded only by this stinginess. All we has was Simon Finch, a fur-trapping apothecary fro Cornwall whose piety was exceeded only by this stinginess.

What does flinty mean?

1 : resembling flint especially : stern, unyielding flinty determination. 2 : composed of or covered with flint.

What does innate mean in TKAM?

of a quality: present at birth; or arising from within rather than having been learned or acquired.

What does malevolent mean in To Kill a Mockingbird?

appearing to wish evil to others
malevolent. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others.

What does monosyllabic mean in TKAM?

Mono means “one.” A syllable is word or a part of a word which can be pronounced with a single, uninterrupted sound. Thus, monosyllabic literally means “one sound.” Scout’s monosyllabic replies to Atticus’s questions about her first day at school might have been made up of one-sound words like “yes” and “no.”

What does tactful mean in TKAM?

tactful. To be tactful is to be able to say the right thing to a person without being offensive. Scout realizes that her question about her aunt and uncle was not tactful and may have been offensive or, at least, embarrassing.

What does apothecary mean in To Kill a Mockingbird?

apothecary (n.): an early form of a pharmacist, apothecaries could also prescribe drugs. assuaged (vb.): to assuage is to lessen or to calm. Therefore, if Jem’s fears about being able to play football were assuaged, it means that he no longer feared that he wouldn’t be able to play the sport.

What is a Apothecary Shop?

Definitions of apothecary’s shop. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold. synonyms: apothecary, chemist’s, chemist’s shop, drugstore, pharmacy.

What is the definition of stony?

Definition of stony 1 : abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky. 2a : insensitive to pity or human feeling : obdurate. b : manifesting no movement or reaction : dumb, expressionless. c : fearfully gripping : petrifying.

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Ruth Doyle