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The Outsiders Vocab.
Chosen vocabulary for the novel, The Outsiders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquitted | to be found not guilty of a crime |
| aghast | struck with terror or amazement |
| avoiding | keeping away from or stopping oneself from doing |
| contemptuously | to act in a despising or hateful way |
| incredulous | unbelievable |
| roguishly | to do something in an untrustworthy, unethical way |
| sagely | to do something in a wise manner |
| stifled | not able to breathe or move properly |
| stupor | the act of being shocked or stumped |
| unceasingly | without stopping; determined and focused |
| grimacing | to make with the face an expression of pain or strong dislike |
| leery | cautious or suspicious |
| unfathomable | something that seems impossible to understand |
| doggedly | to do something in a very determined way, even when difficult |
| imploringly | to ask for something in a very sincere, emotional way |
| premonition | a feeling that something is going to happen |