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The Word of the Day "tumultuous" reveals how Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird uses vocabulary to capture the tension beneath Maycomb's seemingly peaceful surface during the Great Depression and civil rights tensions. This powerful adjective paints both the external chaos of society and the internal emotional turmoil experienced by characters like Scout and Jem.

• Definition: tumultuous means loud, chaotic, disorderly or emotionally turbulent
• Synonyms include turbulent, chaotic, stormy, wild, and agitated
• Antonyms include calm, peaceful, serene, orderly, and tranquil
• Maycomb County's seemingly quiet town hides tumultuous racial and social tensions
• Tom Robinson's trial reflects the deep underlying unrest in the community
• The word appears in multiple forms: tumultuous (adjective), tumult (noun), tumultuously (adverb)
• Example contexts include courtroom atmosphere, Scout's internal conflict, angry mobs, and emotional reunions
• Understanding this vocabulary enhances comprehension of the novel's historical and emotional context

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