Outsiders Vocabulary Flashcards
Teaching students
Unfathomable
Incapable of being fully explored or understood
Nonchalantly
“feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.”
Aloofness
A state of being distant, remote, or withdrawn from others
Apprehensive
Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen
Defiance
open resistance; bold disobedience
Imploringly
in a way that expresses urgent or piteous pleading, as for aid or mercy; beseechingly
Eluded
evade or escape from
Indignant
feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Aghast
filled with horror or shock.
Faltered
start to lose strength or momentum.
Divert
cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another.
Grimacing
a contorted facial expression that shows pain, disapproval or disdain.
Conformity
compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
Stupor
a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.
Vaguely
in a way that is uncertain, indefinite or unclear; roughly.