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10. Are there any words in Atticus's closing argument that you think his "receivers may not understand? List 3 words (no links, will give brainlsit)

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In 1930, Atticus delivers his final argument to try to convince the jury that Tom Robbinson is inocent.

A few words that may be harder to understand are:

Iota: "an infinitesimal amount"

Used in the argument as:

"...The state has not produced one iota of medical evidence..."

Where he wanted to say that the state practically didn't find any evidence against Tom Robbinson.

Pauper: "A very poor person"

Used as:

"...There is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller..."

Where he wanted to say that this institution (the court) should judge in the same way a poor person than a rich person.

Time-honored: "A tradition respected because it has existed for a long time" (I know that this is a composite word)

Used in the argument as:

"...She has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code..."

Where he wanted to say that Mayela Ewell wanted to hide her "offence" by accusing Tom.