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Outsiders Vocab 4
Vocab for Chapters 9-12 of the Outsiders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Clenching | To close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly. |
| Conformity | Action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc. |
| Superiority | Of higher grade or quality. |
| Contempt | The feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. |
| Prime | Of the greatest relevance or significance. |
| Circumstances | A condition, detail, part, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner, agent, etc., that accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event; a modifying or influencing factor. |
| Awed | An overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like. |
| Reference | To direct for information or anything required. |