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Outsiders Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abruptly | suddenly and unexpectedly. |
| Agahst | filled with horror or shock. |
| Aloofness | a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner. |
| Apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen. |
| Delirious | in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. |
| Eluded | evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way. |
| Glaring | giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light. highly obvious or conspicuous. |
| Hysterics | a wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction. |
| Indignant | feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment. |
| Nonchalantly | in a casually calm and relaxed manner. |
| Premonition | a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant. |
| Radiates | emit (energy, especially light or heat) in the form of rays or waves. diverge or spread from or as if from a central point. |
| Rave | talk wildly or incoherently, as if one were delirious or insane. speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm or admiration. |
| Roguishly | pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue. |
| Sagely | in a profoundly wise manner. |
| Sophisticated | having, revealing, or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture. |
| Subsides | become less intense, violent, or severe. |
| Unfathomable | incapable of being fully explored or understood. |
| Wistfully | with a feeling of vague or regretful longing. |