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The Outsiders Vocab
Vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gingerly | (adj) carefully |
| incredulous | (adj) disbelieving, doubting |
| digested | (v) understood absorbed |
| asset | (n) something of value |
| unfathomable | (adj) not able to be understood |
| roguishly | (adj) mischievously |
| nonchalantly | (adj) in a casual or unconcerned matter |
| sagely | (adj) wisely |
| rivalry | (n) competition abiding (adj) obeying sophisticated (adj) complex defiance (n) bold resistance apprehensive (adj) anxious fearful contemptuous (adj) sneering, mocking sheepish (adj) embarrassed |
| abiding | (adj) obeying |
| sophisticated | (adj) complex |
| defiance | (n) bold resistance |
| apprehensive | (adj) anxious fearful |
| contemptuous | (adj) sneering, mocking |
| sheepish | (adj) embarrassed |
| resigned | (adj) characterized by or indicative of resignation |
| premonition | (n) belief that an event will occur |
| elite | (n) superior top |
| ember | (n) glowing particle |
| aloofness | (adj) distant coolness |
| imploringly | (adj) in a begging pleading way |
| hue | (n) color |
| sullenly | (adj) in a crabby pouting way |
| elude | (v) escape or slip out of ones grasp |
| detached | (adj) emotionally un-involved |
| wistfully | (adj) in a wishful way |
| racking | (adj) agonizing |
| doggedly | (adj) determinedly stubbornly |
| subside | (v) die down or lower |
| conviction | (n) firm belief |