TKAM Chapters 16-23 Vocab

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30 Terms

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concede

to admit as true; to yield, submit

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supeona

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

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elucidate

to make clear

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4

solicitor

lawyer in the lower court of law

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5

litigant

a person involved in a lawsuit

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convened

come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble

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amiably

in a friendly manner

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8

corroborating

supporting with evidence or authority

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9

refuse

garbage, trash

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10

deigned

to grant or agree condescendingly to do something; stoop

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11

acrimonious

angry and bitter, usually in tone

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12

dogged

persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

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13

tenet

belief, doctrine

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complacent

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

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15

pantomime

A performance using gestures and body movements without words

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16

mollified

appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)

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17

chiffarobe

dresser or chest of drawers

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18

browbeating

to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully

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19

articulate

able to speak clearly and expressively

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volition

a conscious choice or decision

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21

unmitigated

not softened or lessened

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22

temerity

rashness, boldness

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cynical

believing that people act only out of selfish motives

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24

preliminary

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

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25

ruefully

regretfully; sorrowfully

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wryly

humorously; slightly sarcastic

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27

furtive

secretive, stealthy

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acquittal

a judgment of not guilty

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vehement

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense

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sordid

dirty, filthy

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