"To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 20–31

Mrs. White (United States of America)
In this classic coming-of-age story, Scout Finch recounts her childhood in Maycomb, Alabama. When Scout's father is appointed to defend a black man in a high-profile trial, racial tensions in the small town come to a head.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–3, Chapters 4–10, Chapters 11–15, Chapters 16–19, Chapters 20–31

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  1. circumstantial
    suggesting that something is true without proving it
    We don't know, but there is circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell was beaten savagely by someone who led almost exclusively with his left.
  2. unmitigated
    not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity
    And so a quiet, respectable, humble Negro who had the unmitigated temerity to 'feel sorry' for a white woman has had to put his word against two white people's.
  3. acquit
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
    "You think they'll acquit him that fast?" asked Jem.
  4. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    The streetlights were on, and we glimpsed Calpurnia's indignant profile as we passed beneath them.
  5. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
    "Mr. Jem," Reverend Sykes demurred, "this ain't a polite thing for little ladies to hear..."
  6. sordid
    morally degraded
    "I do. I guess it's to protect our frail ladies from sordid cases like Tom's. Besides," Atticus grinned, "I doubt if we'd ever get a complete case tried—the ladies'd be interrupting to ask questions."
  7. duress
    compulsory force or threat
    Mr. Merriweather, a faithful Methodist under duress, apparently saw nothing personal in singing, "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me..."
  8. brevity
    the use of concise expressions
    When Miss Maudie was angry her brevity was icy.
  9. incantation
    a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
    We laughed. Haints, Hot Steams, incantations, secret signs, had vanished with our years as mist with sunrise.
  10. gait
    the rate of moving, especially walking or running
    We had slowed to a cautious gait, and were feeling our way forward so as not to bump into the tree.
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