outsiders vocabulary Flashcards
Disgrace loss of respect, honor or esteem; shame
Disgrace
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Madras
Spoke in low tone; grumbled
Muttered
Reckless careless; without caution
Reckless
To cry or with great lust
Bawl
Shaking uncontrollably
Quivering
Impossible to understand; incomprehensible
Unfathomable
To know; understand
Savvy
In playfully mischievous manner
Roguishly
Drew back or tensed the body, as from pain or blow; flinched
Winced
Not inclined to believe, skeptical
Incredulous
Unconcernedly; indifferently; excitedly
Nonchalantly
Incapable of serious connected thought
Scatterbrained
In a brave, valiant, noble-minded thought
Gallantly
Disinterest; indifference; distant in feeling
Aloofness
Ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn
Ornery
Person of the highest class
Elite
Struck with astonishment and surprise
Dumfounded
Artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly
Cunning
With out stopping; continuing
Unceasingly
Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
Apprehensive
Bold resistance to authority
Defiance
Expressing disdain; scornfully
Contemptuously
Regretfully; feeling of anxiety over a future event
Premonition
Dazed or weakened from lack of sleep
Groggy
Begging urgently or piteously
Imploringly
In a manner that shows irritation or ill-humor by a gloomy silence
Sullenly
Quivering as from a weakness; trembling
Quavering
Escaped understanding, perception or appreciation
Eluded
Expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive or insulting
Indignant
Dragged off forcefully; compelled to go
Hauled
Examined; looked at; inspected
surveyed
State of confusion or disorientation
Bewilderment
Fixed or firm belief
Conviction
To come into conflict; to fight or argue
Tangle
A delay due to fear or uncertainly of the mind
Hesitation
A fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria
Hysterics
