Outsiders Vocab #2 Flashcards

study it over this weekend pretty please :3

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Aghast

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filled with horror or shock

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Dogged

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having or showing tenacity or grim persistence

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Elude

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evade or escape from, typically in a skilled or cunning way

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Indignant

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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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Mimic

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imitate, especially in order to entertain or ridicule

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Reformatory

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an institution to which youthful offenders; reform school

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Awe

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a mixed feeling consisting of fear and wonder

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Contempt

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the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration

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Leery

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cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions

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Stupor

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a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

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Acquit

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free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty

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Delirious

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in an acutely disturbed state of mind from illness

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