The Outsiders: Section 4 Flashcards

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Acrobatics

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the feats of an acrobat; gymnastics.
the art or practice of acrobatic feats.
something performed with remarkable agility and ease

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Abruptly

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sudden or unexpected
curt or brusque in speech, manner, etc.
terminating or changing suddenly
having many sudden changes from one subject to another; lacking in continuity or smoothness

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Agony

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extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
a display or outburst of intense mental or emotional excitement:
the struggle preceding natural death

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Aimlessly

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without aim; purposeless.

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Awed

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filled with or expressing awe.

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Clenching

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to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly.
to grasp firmly; grip.
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Contempt

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the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.

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Debating

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a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints
a formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers.
deliberation; consideration.

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Disgusted

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to cause loathing or nausea in.

to offend the good taste, moral sense, etc., of; cause extreme dislike or revulsion in

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Environment

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the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time.

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Grimacing

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a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.

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Leery

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wary; suspicious

Archaic. knowing; alert.

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Miniature

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a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
a greatly reduced or abridged form or copy.

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Mock

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to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.
to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.

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Numbly

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deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move

manifesting or resembling numbness

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Reformatory

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serving or designed to reform: reformatory lectures; reformatory punishments.

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Static

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pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
showing little or no change
lacking movement, development, or vitality

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Stifled

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to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
to suppress, curb, or withhold
to kill by impeding respiration; smother.

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Superiority

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the quality or condition of being superior.

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Underprivileged

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denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.