Movie+Vocabulary

To Kill a Mocking Bird **To Kill a Mockingbird ** ** Vocabulary **


 * ain't ** - slang use for am not, is not and are not


 * asylum ** - a place that takes care of people who are physically or mentally impaired; (now they are called mental institutions)


 * beloved ** - a person who is dearly loved


 * blessing ** - short prayer said before or after a meal; good things or events


 * colored ** - an old term for African Americans that is no longer appropriate to use


 * Confederate ** - having to do with the old South from the Civil War (Confederacy - the South )


 * customary ** - what is usually done; the habits passed down from generation to generation; (custom – habit)


 * drool ** - for saliva (spit) to run from the mouth


 * farther ** - more distant away; a longer distance away


 * folks ** - people; family - parents


 * gasp ** - to breath in quickly in fear or shock


 * gunshots ** - the sound a gun makes when fired


 * howdy ** - slang for “hello”


 * indeed ** - without a doubt; for sure; truly


 * nearly ** - almost


 * ought ** – should


 * photographer ** - a person who takes pictures


 * picture show ** - the movies


 * pistol ** - a handgun


 * plenty ** - enough: a large amount


 * prowler ** - a person who sneaks around and look for things usually to steal


 * respect ** - to feel or show people politeness ; to look up to


 * spit ** - saliva; the liquid that comes from the mouth


 * squeak ** - a short shrill cry or sound, such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge or wheel


 * tackle ** - to take on and wrestle with


 * the Crash ** - when the stock market fell in 1929 and people lost a lot of money; this was the beginning of the depression and most people became poor


 * torment ** - great physical or mental pain; to cause great pain


 * whimper ** - to cry with soft sounds; whine


 * whip ** - to hit many times


 * wrinkle ** - lines on the face that come from old age; lines on a clothes, paper, etc. caused by folding or crumpling; what happens to your skin when you stay in water for a long time