Unit 4 Vocab - To Kill a Mockingbird

Running with a scissor is a totally stupid and _____ thing to do.

• judicious

• gallant

• benign

• asinine

The counselor tried to _____ the woman's fears.

• assuage

• ensue

• entailment

• prowess

bene-

• well, good

• with, together

• into, on; not

• bad, evil

My little sister tagged along and proved to be a(n) _____ presence; she was kind and didn't cause any trouble.

• perpetual

• benign

• illicit

• malevolent

com-, con-, col-, cor-

• well, good

• with, together

• into, on; not

• bad, evil

Russia meddling in the 2016 presidential election proved to be a highly controversial and _____ issue in the years to follow.

• infallible

• mortification

• vapid

• contentious

No one in Maycomb proved to be very _____ toward the Ewell family; they treated them coldly and with contempt.

• cordial

• asinine

• assuaged

• irk

Elton John and Lady Gaga are known for their _____ in odd clothing choices.

• prowess

• stifle

• eccentricity

• entailment

In the summer, I like to read books for my own ______ and learning, not the ones required by school.

• eccentricity

• edification

• mortification

• uncouth

A shopping spree seems to always _____ after my wife receives some coupons in the mail.

• illicit

• perogative

• sojourn

• ensue