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the outsiders vocab
a study guide to the book "the outsiders" by s.e. hinton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquitted | to relieve from a charge of fault or crime |
| flinching | to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant. |
| vaguely | to recall slightly or with no real clearness |
| apprehensive | afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen |
| clammy | being hot or sweaty. He was hot and CLAMMY |
| ornery | easily annoyed or angered |
| gingerly | with great care or caution. He held the egg GINGERLY |
| sassy | having or showing a rude lack of respect |
| incredulous | unwilling to believe something |
| contemptuously | feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval |
| nonchalantly | to act without care or worry |
| passionately | having, showing, or expressing strong emotions or beliefs |
| roguishly | to act alone on ones own accord |
| winced | to have an expression on your face for a very short time which shows that you are embarrassed or in pain sarcastically |
| dumbfounded | to confound briefly and usually with astonishment |
| stalked | to walk with a still gait or stride |
| premonition | a feeling or belief that something is going to happen when there is no definite reason to believe it will |
| stocky | a large or burley build |
| groggy | not able to think or move normally because of being tired. |
| sympathetic | feeling or showing concern |
| quavered | to produce sound in an unsteady way especially because you are afraid or nervous |
| unfathomable | not completely understand |
| ware | he was apprehensive about running away |
| bilious | his brother is very ornery |
| arch | he was acting very sassy |
| scornful | he was contemptuously staring at me |
| ardent | he passionately cared for his horse |
| blench | he winced when he saw the body |
| awestruck | they were dumbfounded by the valleys beauty |
| presage | he had a premonition that some of the kids would have been inside |
| tired | he woke up groggy and tired |
| quavered | "did I actually kill h-him?!" his voiced quavered |
| acquitted | forgiven or excused in court |