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Outsiders Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| palomino | golden yellow/ white horse |
| roguishly | like a dishonest rogue |
| nonchalantly | in a composed and unconcerned manner |
| contemptuously | without respect; in a disdainful manner |
| hysterics | an attack of hysteria |
| unfathomable | impossible to come to understand |
| smoldering | showing scarcely suppressed anger |
| smolder | burn slowly and without a flame |
| concussion | injury to the brain caused by a blow |
| unceasingly | without stopping |
| Madras | a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal |
| incredulous | not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving |
| sullenly | in a manner showing a brooding ill humor |
| elite | a group or class of persons enjoying superior status |
| conformity | correspondence in form, type, or appearance |
| bleak | unpleasantly cold and damp |
| indignant | angered at something unjust or wrong |
| defiance | a hostile challenge |
| superiority | the quality of being better than someone or something |
| exploit | use or manipulate to one's advantage |
| contempt | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
| ornery | having a difficult and contrary disposition |
| inhalation | the act of drawing in air or other gases |
| peroxide | a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties |
| ruefully | in a manner expressing pain or sorrow |
| resignedly | with resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner |
| aloofness | a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner |
| savvy | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence |
| reluctantly | with a certain degree of unwillingness |
| elude | escape, either physically or mentally |
| rebellious | resisting control or authority |
| realization | coming to understand something clearly and distinctly |
| cowlick | a tuft of hair in a different direction from the rest |
| keeled | having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship |
| imploringly | in a pleading manner |
| finality | the quality of being definitely settled |
| pneumonia | respiratory disease characterized by lung inflammation |
| hysteric | characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria |
| aghast | struck with fear, dread, or consternation |
| mimic | imitate, especially for satirical effect |
| clench | squeeze together tightly |
| gorge | a deep ravine, usually with a river running through it |
| falter | move hesitatingly, as if about to give way |
| reference | the act of consulting |
| apparently | seemingly; as far as one can tell |
| delirious | experiencing hallucinations |
| grimace | contort the face to indicate a certain mental state |
| gallantly | in a heroic or brave manner |
| awed | inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence |
| wistfully | in a pensively sad manner |
| fiend | an evil supernatural being |
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