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The Outsiders - Voca
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |