To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapters 20-25 Vocabulary
heathen

N. a person who does not acknowledge your
god
idealist

N. a person who represents things that they
might or should be, rather than what they are
impassive

Adj. having or revealing little emotion
improbable

Adj. having a probability too low to inspire
belief
It’s improbable we
will have a winner
in this fight.
iota

N. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
The iota of food on this
plate is not enough to
feed me.
misgiving

N. uneasiness about the fitness of an action
Joe had some
misgivings about
swimming in the ocean.
motivated

Adj./v. provided with a motive or given
incentive for action
overpower

V. overcome by superior force
passion

N. a strong feeling or emotion
Ms. Casmus’s
passions.
precisely

Adv. indicating exactness or preciseness
preface

N. an introduction
If you are in
Texas, preface
insults with “With
all due respect…”
prompt

V. give an incentive for an action
remorse

N. a feeling of deep regret
tacit

Adj. implied by or inferred from actions or
statements
temerity

N. fearless daring