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Outsiders Vocab: 4-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| elite | (adj) people of the highest social status. |
| ember | (noun) small, live piece of coal or wood as in a dying fire. |
| apprehensive | (adj) uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. |
| defiance | (noun) disobedience; insubordination. |
| contemptuous | (adj) showing or expressing scorn or disrespect. |
| sheepish | (adj) embarrassed; bashful; shy. |
| premonition | (noun) intuition; hunch; sixth sense (feeling that something bad will happen). |
| rueful | (adj) showing sorrow or regret. |
| bleak | (adj) not cheerful or hopeful; gloomy. |
| quaver | (verb) to tremble or shake. |
| unceasingly | (adj) without ending; continuously. |
| dumbfound | (verb) to strike dumb in amazement. |
| radiate | (verb) to glow. |
| manslaughter | (noun) murder. |
| brawn | (noun) strong; well-developed muscles. |