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OutsidersvocabCh:4-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Elite | (Adjective) People of the highest social status |
| Ember | (Noun) Small, live piece of coal or wood as in a dying fire |
| Apprehensive | (Adjective) Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| Defiance | (Noun) Disobedience; insubordination |
| Sheepish | (Adjective) Showing or expression scorn or disrespect |
| Contemptuous | (Adjective) Embarrassed; bashful; shy |
| Premontition | (Noun) Intuition; hunch; sixth sense (feeling that something bad will happen) |
| Rueful | (Adjective) Showing sorrow or regret |
| Bleak | (Adjective) Not cheerful or hopeful; gloomy |
| Quaver | (Verb) To tremble or shake |
| Unceasingly | (Adjective) Without ending; continuously |
| Dumbfound | (Verb) To strike dumb in amazement |
| Radiate | (Verb) To glow |
| Manslaughter | (Noun) Murder |
| Brawn | (Noun) Strong; well-developed muscles |