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The Outsiders - Voca
Term | Definition |
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unfathomable | not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible |
sagely | rare, wise or judicious |
increulous | not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical |
aloofness | the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference |
bleak | bare, desolate, and often windswept |
unceasingly | without stopping; continuously |
premonition | a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment |
imploringly | in a way that expresses urgent or piteous pleading, as for aid or mercy; beseechingly |
gallant | brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous |
bewilderment | a confusing maze or tangle, as of objects or conditions |
doggedly | in a persistent or tenacious manner |
conviction | a fixed or firm belief |
detached | not attached; separated |
inhalation | an act or instance of inhaling |
brawn | strong, well-developed muscles |
aghast | struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror |
contemotuously | in a way that expresses contempt or disdain; |
leery | wary; suspicious |
delirious | affected with or characteristic of delirium |
acquitted | the simple past tense and past participle of acquit |