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Outsiders Voc. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hollering | v. give a loud shout or cry; yell |
| reckon | v. establish by counting or calculation; compute; figure |
| fierce | adj. having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness; savage, vicious |
| clammy | adj. unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch |
| perspiration | n. the process of sweating |
| madras | n. strong, fine-textured cotton fabric, typically patterned with colorful stripes or checks |
| suffocate | v. die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe |
| slugged | v. to strike someone with a hard blow; attack |
| hauling | v. to pull or drag with effort or force; heave |
| cowlick | n. a lock of hair that grows in a direction different from the rest; resists being combed flat |
| bawling | adj. weeping or crying noisily; sob, wail |
| reckless | adj. a person who does or says something without thinking or caring about consequences |
| sympathetic | adj. feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy; tenderhearted; compassionate |
| quivering | v. trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion; flutter, quake |
| heaved | v. lift or haul a heavy thing with great effort; hoist; heft |
| acquired | v. buy or obtain an asset or object for oneself; attain |
| unfathomable | adj. incapable of being fully explored or understood; incomprehensible |
| rumble | v. to take part in a street fight between gangs or large groups; altercation; wrangle; tussle |
| grudge | n. a persistent feeling of ill-will or resentment from a past insult or injury; rancor; bitter |
| reputation | n. the belief or opinions that are generally held about someone or something; status |
| asset | n. a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality; benefit |
| irresistible | adj. too attractive and tempting to be ignored; enticing, inviting, alluring, uncontrollable, overwhelming |
| loping | v. long, relaxed bounding strides |
| stocky | adj. a person with a broad and sturdily built; thickset |
| gingerly | adv. in a careful or cautious manner; delicate, discreet |