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the outsiders 5-23-1
Mr lafferty
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| elite | people of the highest social status |
| ember | small, live piece of coal or wood as in a dying fire |
| apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| defiance | disobedience; insubordination |
| contemptuous | showing or expressing scorn or disrespect |
| sheepish | embarrassed; bashful; shy |
| premonition | intuition; hunch; sixth sense (feeling that something bad will happen) |
| rueful | showing sorrow or regret |
| bleak | not cheerful or hopeful; gloomy |
| quaver | to tremble or shake |
| unceasingly | without ending; continuously |
| dumbfound | to strike dumb in amazement |
| radiate | to glow |
| manslaughter | murder |
| brawn | strong; well-developed muscles |