outsiders vocab Flashcards

1
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loss of respect, honor or esteem; shame

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disgrace

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2
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a light cotton plaid fabric used for shirts, dresses and other clothing

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madras

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3
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spoke in low tones; grumbled

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muttered

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4
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careless; without caution

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reckless

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5
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to cry or wail with great lust

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bawl

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6
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shaking uncontrollably

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quivering

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7
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impossible to understand

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unfathomable

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8
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to know; understand

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savvy

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9
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in a playfully mischievous manner

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roguishly

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10
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drew back or tensed the body, as from pain or a blow;flinched

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winced

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11
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not inclined to believe;skeptical

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incredulous

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12
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unexcitedly;casually

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nonchalantly

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13
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incapable of serious connected thought

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scatterbrained

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14
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in a brave, valiant, noble-minded or chivalrous way

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gallantly

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15
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disinterest;distant in feeling

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aloofness

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16
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ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn

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ornery

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17
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person of the highest class

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elite

18
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struck with astonishment and surprise

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dumbfounded

19
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artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly

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cunning

20
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without stopping; continuing

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unceasingly

21
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uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

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apprehensive

22
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bold resistance to authority

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defiance

23
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expressing disdain; scornfully

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contemptuosly

24
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regretfully

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ruefully

25
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a forewarning; a felling of anxiety over a future event

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premonition

26
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dazed or weakened from lack of sleep

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groggy

27
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begging urgently or piteously

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imploringly

28
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in a manner that shows irritation or ill-humor by a gloomy silence

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sullenly

29
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trembling

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quavering

30
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escaped understanding, perception or appreciation of

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eluded

31
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expressing strong displeasure at something unjust,offensive or insulting

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indigent

32
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dragged off forcefully; compelled to go

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hauled

33
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examined; inspected

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surveyed

34
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state of confusion or disorientation

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bewilderment

35
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fixed or firm belief

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conviction

36
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to come into conflict; to or argue

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tangle

37
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a delay due to fear or uncertainly of the mind

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hesitation

38
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a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria

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hysterics

39
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imitating or copying

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mimicking

40
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without hope:depressing

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bleak

41
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occurring again

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recurring

42
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stammered, stuttered

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faltered