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OutsidersCH7~9
the outides ch7,8 and 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mimicking | imitating or copying action, speech, etc. |
| radiates | projects or glows with cheerfulness, joy, goodwill, etc. |
| bleak | without hope or encouragement; depressing |
| cocksure | perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one’s own mind |
| recurring | returning again to the mind; occurring again |
| aghast | struck with overwhelming shock or amazement |
| exploits | brilliant or heroic acts or deeds; adventures |
| numbly | without the capability of taking action or feeling emotion |
| faltered | spoke unsteadily; stammered |
| resemblance | similarity of appearance; likeness |
| divert | to distract; to turn away from doggedly—with persistent effort; inflexibly; stubbornly; tenaciously |
| mortal | severe; extreme; intense |
| grimacing | making an ugly or contorted facial expression, indicating pain, disapproval, etc. |
| affectionately | warmly; lovingly; fondly |
| superiority | the condition of feeling or being superior or better than |
| menace | a person whose actions or ideas are considered harmful or dangerous |
| conformity | acting according to social standards or practices; compliance |
| stifled | suppressed; withheld leery—suspicious; wary contempt—scorn; disgrace; disapproval |
| contracted | drew together; shrunk; condensed agony—intense physical or mental suffering |
| drawled | spoke with lengthened or drawn-out vowels |
| doggedly | with persistent effort |
| leery | suspicious |
| agony | intense physical or mental suffering |
| contempt | scorn; disgrace; disapproval |