The Outsiders Vocabulary ALL Flashcards by Genevieve Ramirez | Brainscape

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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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charmless

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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

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filled with horror

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exploits

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make full use of

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contemptuously

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in a scornful way that shows disdain

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divert

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cause something to change

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reluctantly

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unwilling and hesitant

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spruced

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make a person tidier

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mortal

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subject to death

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grimacing

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an ugly expression

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ruefully

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expressing sorrow or regret

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leery

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cautious due to realisitic suspicions

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agony

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extreme physical or mental suffering

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stupor

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a state of near unconsiousness

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delirious

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in a disturbed state

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idolized

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admire excessively

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liable

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responsible by law; legally answerable.

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bewildered

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perplexed and puzzled

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flinching

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making a quick, nervous movement

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acquitted

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free from a criminal charge

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compositions

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a thing composed of various elements

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fender

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the mudguard or area around the wheel well of a vehicle

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roundabout

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not saying what is meant clearly and directly; circumlocutory