Vocabulary, Allusions, Idioms Chapter 1 ambled

devoid (adj.): completely withoutflighty (adj.): foolish; irresponsibleincestuous (adj.): Incest is sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marrylegally. Atticus's comment as to the possibility that the Finches might have an Incestuous streakrefers to the fact that so many Finches have married their cousins.irritable (adj.): easily annoyedmandrake roots (n.): The roots of the mandrake plant were often thought to have magicalpowers because it was thought that their shape resembled the human body.myopic (adj): Myopia is an abnormal eye condition, often called shortsightedness. Someonewho is myopic cannot see objects clearly.obliquely (adv.): indirectlyprerogative (n.) exclusive right or privilegeshinny (n.) a slang term for liquor; usually whiskey or bourbon.sluggish (adj.): lacking energy; lazysoberly (adv.): seriouslyspun (v.): To spin a tale is to tell a story in a creative, fanciful way.tactful (adj.): To be tactful is to be able to say the right thing to a person without beingoffensive. Scout realizes that her question about her aunt and uncle was not tactful and may havebeen offensive or, at least, embarrassing.tight (adj.): drunkChapter 14antagonize (vb.): oppose; make angrybushel (n.): a unit of dry measure equal to 32 quartserosion (n.): a gradual wearing away.infallible (adj.): never wrong