Vocab 6

1) word: assuaged
    pronunciation: [uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]
    word origin: Middle English<Old French<Vulgar Latin
    definition: to relieve
    page 3
    sentence: "When it healed,and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was        seldom self-conscious about his injury.
    word used on the web: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assuage
     

2) word: imprudent
    pronunciation: [im-prood-nt]
    word origin: Middle English<Latin
    definition: not cautious
    page 5
    sentence: "...from the alleged wrongful detention of a mare, were imprudent enough to do it in the presense of 3 witnesses, and insisted that the-son-of-a-bitch-had-it-coming-to-him was a good defense for anybody.
    word used on the web: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/imprudent
    

3) word: condescend
    pronunciation: [kon-duh-send]
    word origin: Middle English<Late Latin<Middle French
    definition: to assent
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    sentence: "Jem condescended to take me to school the first day, a job usually done by one's parents, but Atticus had said Jem would be delighted to show me where my room was."
    word used on the web: http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/condescend
    

4) word: sentimentality
     pronunciation: [sen-tuh-men-tal-i-tee]
     word origin: N/A
     definition: a sentimental act
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     sentence: "In Calpurnia's teaching, there was no sentimentality: I seldom pleased her and she seldom rewarded me."
     word used on the web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentimentality
     

5) word: entailment
    pronunciation: [en-teyl-muh nt]
    word origin: N/A
    definition: something implied by something else
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    sentence: "Entailment was only part of Mr. Cunningham's vexations."
    word used on the web: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/entailment
    

6) word: vexation
    pronunciation: [vek-sey-shuh n]
    word origin: Middle English<Latin
    definition: a cause of annoyance
    page 21
    sentence: "Entailment was only part of Mr. Cunningham's vexations."
    word used on the web: http://thesaurus.com/browse/vexation
    

7) word: dispensation
    pronuncation: [dis-puh n-sey-shuh n, -pen-]
    word origin: Middle English<Medieval Latin<Late Latin<Latin
    definition: distribution
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    sentence: "Jem's free dispensation of my pledge irked me, but precious noontime minutes were ticking away."
    word used on the web: http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bd/dispensations?lang=eng
    

8) word: diminutive
    pronunciation: [dih-min-yuh-tiv]
    word origin: Middle English<Medieval Latin
    definition: small
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    sentence: "He was among the most diminutive of men, but when Buris Ewell turned toward him, Little Chuck's right hand went to his pocket."
    word used on the web: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diminutive
    

9) word: monosyllabic
    pronunciation: [mon-uh-si-lab-ik]
    word origin: Medieval Latin<Late Latin<Greek
    definition: very brief
    page 28
    sentence: "My replies were monosyllabic and he did not press me."
    word used on the web: http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/monosyllabic.html
    

10) word: auspicious
      pronunciation: [aw-spish-uh s]
      word origin: Latin
      definition: prosperous
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      sentence: "The reminder of my schooldays were no more auspicious than the first."
      word used on the web: http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/auspicious