The Outsiders Vocabulary ALL Flashcards

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asset

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a useful or valuable thing

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quivering

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trembling or shaking

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unfathomable

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incapable of being fully explored or understood.

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gingerly

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in a careful or cautious manner

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incredulous

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unwilling or unable to believe something.

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scowled

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to frown in an angry manner

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nonchalantly

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in a casual or calm manner

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milling

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moving around in a confused mass

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gallantly

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in a brave manner

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aloofness

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unfriendly

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ornery

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stubborn

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winced

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grimace

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unceasingly

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not coming to an end; continous

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clad

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clothed

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imploringly

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making an earnest or desperate appeal

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sullenly

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bad-tempered

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eluded

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to evade or escape

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vital

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absolutely necessary

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indignant

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feeling anger as unfair treatment

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jolt

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move with sudden lurches

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doggedly

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in a manner that shows tenacity and grim persistence

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bleak

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drawled

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to speak in a slow way

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brawn

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physical strength

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aghast
filled with horror
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exploits
make full use of
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contemptuously
in a scornful way that shows disdain
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divert
cause something to change
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reluctantly
unwilling and hesitant
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spruced
make a person tidier
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mortal
subject to death
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grimacing
an ugly expression
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ruefully
expressing sorrow or regret
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leery
cautious due to realisitic suspicions
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agony
extreme physical or mental suffering
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stupor
a state of near unconsiousness
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delirious
in a disturbed state
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idolized
admire excessively
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liable
responsible by law; legally answerable.
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bewildered
perplexed and puzzled
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flinching
making a quick, nervous movement
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acquitted
free from a criminal charge
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compositions
a thing composed of various elements
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fender
the mudguard or area around the wheel well of a vehicle
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roundabout
not saying what is meant clearly and directly; circumlocutory