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The Outsiders
Chapters 6-12 only
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Clenching | (with reference to the fingers or hand) close into a tight ball, especially when feeling extreme anger. |
| Superiority | the state of being superior. |
| Prime | of first importance; main. |
| Awed | filled with awe or wonder. |
| Conformity | compliance with standards, rules, or laws. |
| Contempt | the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn. |
| Circumstances | a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action. |
| Reference | the action of mentioning or alluding to something. |
| Testify | give evidence as a witness in a law court. |
| Surveyed | (of a person or their eyes) look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something), especially so as to appraise them. |
| Keeled | (of a boat or ship) turn over on its side; capsize. |
| Racking | cause extreme physical or mental pain to; subject to extreme stress. |
| Palomino | a pale golden or tan-colored horse or pony with a white mane and tail, originally bred in the southwestern US. |
| Manslaughter | the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder. |
| Cocksure | presumptuously or arrogantly confident. |
| Aghast | filled with horror or shock. |
| Exploits | make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource). |
| Faltered | start to lose strength or momentum. |
| Resemblance | the state of resembling or being alike. |
| Divert | cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another. |
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