TKAM Chapters 16-23 Vocab

concede

to admit as true; to yield, submit

supeona

a legal order directing one to appear in court and/or to produce certain evidence

elucidate

to make clear

solicitor

lawyer in the lower court of law

litigant

a person involved in a lawsuit

convened

come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble

amiably

in a friendly manner

corroborating

supporting with evidence or authority

refuse

garbage, trash

deigned

to grant or agree condescendingly to do something; stoop

acrimonious

angry and bitter, usually in tone

dogged

persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

tenet

belief, doctrine

complacent

Self-satisfied, smug; overly content (and therefore lazy or neglectful)

pantomime

A performance using gestures and body movements without words

mollified

appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)

chiffarobe

dresser or chest of drawers

browbeating

to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully

articulate

able to speak clearly and expressively

volition

a conscious choice or decision

unmitigated

not softened or lessened

temerity

rashness, boldness

cynical

believing that people act only out of selfish motives

preliminary

coming at the beginning; coming before the main event or activity

ruefully

regretfully; sorrowfully

wryly

humorously; slightly sarcastic

furtive

secretive, stealthy

acquittal

a judgment of not guilty

vehement

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense

sordid

dirty, filthy