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The Outsiders Vocab2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Elite | people of the highest social status |
| Ember | small, live piece of coal or wood as in a dying fire |
| Apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| Defiance | disobedience; insubordination |
| Contemptuous | showing or expressing scorn or disrespect |
| Sheepish | embarrassed; bashful; shy |
| Premonition | intuition; hunch; sixth sense (feeling that something bad will happen) |
| Rueful | showing sorrow or regret |
| Bleak | not cheerful or hopeful; gloomy |
| Quaver | to tremble or shake |
| Unceasingly | without ending; continuously |
| Dumbfound | to strike dumb in amazement |
| Radiate | to glow, give off light |
| Manslaughter | A lesser charge of unintentional murder |
| Brawn | Muscular strength; well-developed muscles |