outsiders vocabulary Flashcards

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Disgrace loss of respect, honor or esteem; shame

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Disgrace

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

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Madras

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3
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Spoke in low tone; grumbled

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Muttered

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4
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Reckless careless; without caution

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Reckless

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5
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To cry or 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; incomprehensible

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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 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 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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Unconcernedly; indifferently; excitedly

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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 thought

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Gallantly

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15
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Disinterest; indifference; 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

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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Dumfounded

19
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Artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly

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Cunning

20
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With out 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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Contemptuously

24
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Regretfully; feeling of anxiety over a future event

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Premonition

25
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Dazed or weakened from lack of sleep

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Groggy

26
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Begging urgently or piteously

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Imploringly

27
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In a manner that shows irritation or ill-humor by a gloomy silence

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Sullenly

28
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Quivering as from a weakness; trembling

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Quavering

29
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Escaped understanding, perception or appreciation

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Eluded

30
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Expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive or insulting

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Indignant

31
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Dragged off forcefully; compelled to go

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Hauled

32
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Examined; looked at; inspected

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surveyed

33
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State of confusion or disorientation

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Bewilderment

34
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Fixed or firm belief

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Conviction

35
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To come into conflict; to fight or argue

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Tangle

36
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A delay due to fear or uncertainly of the mind

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Hesitation

37
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A fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria

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Hysterics