Outsiders Vocab

Question 1

loss of respect, honor or esteem; shame

Answer 1

Disgrace

Question 2

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

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Madras

Question 3

spoke in low tones; grumbled

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Muttered

Question 4

careless; without caution

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Reckless

Question 5

to cry or wail with great lust

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Bawl

Question 6

shaking uncontollably

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Quivering

Question 7

impossible to understand; incomprehensible

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Unfathomable

Question 8

to know; understand

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Savvy

Question 9

in a playfully mischievous manner

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Roguishly

Question 10

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

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Winced

Question 11

not inclined to believe; skeptical

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Incredulous

Question 12

unconcernedly; indifferently; unexcitedly; casually

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Nonchalantly

Question 13

incapable of serious connected thought

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Scatterbrained

Question 14

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

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Gallantly

Question 15

disinterest; indifference; distant in feeling

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Aloofness

Question 16

ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn

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Ornery

Question 17

persons of the highest class

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Elite

Question 18

struck with astonishment and surprise

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Dumfounded

Question 19

artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty;sly

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Cunning

Question 20

without stopping; continuing

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Unceasingly

Question 21

uneasy or fearful about something that moght happen

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Apprehensive

Question 22

bold resistance to authority

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Defiance

Question 23

expressing disdain; scornfully

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Contemptuously

Question 24

regretfully; feeling, showing or expressing sorrow or pity

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Ruefully

Question 25

a forewarning; a feeling of anxiety over a future event

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Premonition

Question 26

dazed or weakened from lack of sleep

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Groggy

Question 27

begging urgently or piteeously

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Imploringly

Question 28

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

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Sullenly

Question 29

quivering as from weakness; trembling

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Quivering

Question 30

escaped understanding, perception or appreciation of

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Eluded

Question 31

expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive or insulting

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Indignant

Question 32

dragged off forcefully; compelled to go

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Hauled

Question 33

examined; looked at; inspected

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Surveyed

Question 34

state of confusion or disorientation

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Bewilderment

Question 35

fixed or firm belief

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Conviction

Question 36

to come into conflict; to fight or argue

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Tangle

Question 37

a delay due to fear or uncertainly of the mind

Answer 37

Hesitation

Question 38

a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria

Answer 38

Hysterics