2.17 zz Following Atticus Vocabulary Ch.1

When people with money start fixing up poor neighborhoods, that’s ---- .

A ---- spreads scandals, usually for political advantage. Being a ---- is considered sleazy.

Someone who has an irrational and obsessive distrust of others, like your ---- friend who worries that everyone from the principal to the pre-schoolers are out to get him.

An ---- is an epic journey, such as a very long one.

A ---- is a wooden container that's made for transporting or shipping goods.

If you banish someone or ignore him, you ---- him.

A ---- is a mishmash of unpleasant sounds, often at loud volume. It's what you'd hear if you gave instruments to a group of four-year-olds and asked them to play music.

When you're a ---- , you're an outsider just joining an activity or group.

Someone is diagnosed with the condition ---- when a part of their body becomes unusually hardened. A diet that's too high in cholesterol can cause ---- of the arteries.

The verb is ---- used in legal situations and means to remove someone from a position of judicial authority. For example, a judge or a member of a jury is not acceptable to judge because he is biased.