| A | B |
|---|
| candid | open and honest |
| ex cathdra remarks | remarks made with the authority that comes from one's official position |
| express | clear; explicit; not just implied |
| expunge | remove completely |
| grimly | sternly; without humor |
| impudent | disrespectful; bold; sassy |
| subtlety | delicacy |
| thin-hided | thin-skinned; sensitive |
| unimpaired | unhurt; undamaged |
| volition | will. Scout is saying that someone like Tom would never go into somebody's yard on his own or unless he had been invited to do so, and would never do so of his own will or volition. |
| aridity | dryness |
| attentive | paying attention; observant |
| caliber | quality |
| capital charge | a charge for a crime that is punishable by death |
| corroborative evidence | To corroborate is to strengthen and support. Corroborative evidence, in a trial, is evidence that makes a case stronger. Atticus is telling the jury that there is no evidence to strengthen the case against Tom. |
| cynical confidence | To be cynical, in this case, means to believe that people are only motivated in what they do out of selfishness; that no one truly behaves or does something out of sincerity. Atticus's mention of the witnesses's cynical confidence refers to the fact that they are selfish and self-centered enough to think that everyone will believe their story. |
| detachment | the state of being disinterested or unemotional |
| discreet | carefully phrased; cautious |
| fraud | a lie; a deception |
| indicted | formally accused; charged |
| iota | a very small amount |
| minute | exact; precise (pronounced: my - NEWT) |
| pauper | an extremely poor person |
| perpetrated | committed |
| temerity | foolish or rash boldness |
| unmitigated | out-and-out absolute |
