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The Outsiders Ch 7&8
Vocabulary from Chapters 7 & 8 of The Outsiders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bleak adjective | cold and forbidding |
| drawled verb | speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowels |
| brawn noun | physical strength in contrast to intelligence |
| aghast adjective | filled with horror or shock |
| exploits noun | an act/deed, especially brilliant, bold or heroic one |
| contemptuously adverb | the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving of hate |
| divert verb | distract (someone or their attention) from something |
| reluctantly adverb | hesitant or unwilling; disinclined |