Vocab for Outsiders

Question 1

Disgrace

Answer 1

loss of respect, honor or esteem; shame

Question 2

Madras

Answer 2

a light cotton plaid fabric used for shirts, dresses and other clothing

Question 3

Muttered

Answer 3

spoke in low tones; grumbled

Question 4

Reckless

Answer 4

careless; without caution

Question 5

Bawl

Answer 5

to cry or wail with great lust

Question 6

Quivering

Answer 6

shaking uncontrollably

Question 7

Unfathomable

Answer 7

impossible to understand; incomprehensible

Question 8

Savvy

Answer 8

to know; understand

Question 9

Roguishly

Answer 9

in a playfully mischievous manner

Question 10

Winced

Answer 10

drew back or tensed the body, as from pain or a blow; flinched

Question 11

Incredulous

Answer 11

not inclined to believe; skeptical

Question 12

Nonchalantly

Answer 12

unconcernedly; indifferently; unexcitedly; casually

Question 13

Scatterbrained

Answer 13

incapable of serious connected thought

Question 14

Gallantly

Answer 14

in a brave, valiant, noble-minded or chivalrous way

Question 15

Aloofness

Answer 15

disinterest; indifference; distant in feeling

Question 16

Ornery

Answer 16

ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn

Question 17

Elite

Answer 17

persons of the highest class

Question 18

Dumfounded

Answer 18

struck with astonishment and surprise

Question 19

Cunning

Answer 19

artfully subtle or shrewd; craftly; sly

Question 20

Unceasingly

Answer 20

without stopping; continuing

Question 21

Apprehensive

Answer 21

uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

Question 22

Defiance

Answer 22

bold resistance to authority

Question 23

Contemptuously

Answer 23

expressing disdain; scornfully

Question 24

Ruefully

Answer 24

regretfully; feeling, showing or expressing sorrow or pity

Question 25

Premonition

Answer 25

a forewarning; a feeling of anxiety over a future event

Question 26

Groggy

Answer 26

dazed or weakened from lack of sleep

Question 27

Imploringly

Answer 27

begging urgently or piteously

Question 28

Sullenly

Answer 28

in a manner that shows irritation or ill- humor by a gloomy silence

Question 29

Quavering

Answer 29

quivering as from a weakness; trembling

Question 30

Eluded

Answer 30

escaped understanding; perception or apprecation

Question 31

Indignant

Answer 31

expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive or insulting

Question 32

Hauled

Answer 32

dragged off forcefully; compelled to go

Question 33

Surveyed

Answer 33

examined; looked at; inspected

Question 34

Bewilderment

Answer 34

state of confusion or disorientation

Question 35

Conviction

Answer 35

fixed or firm belief

Question 36

Tangle

Answer 36

to come into conflict; to fight or argue

Question 37

Hesitation

Answer 37

a delay due to fear or uncertainly of the mind

Question 38

Hysterics

Answer 38

a fit of uncontrollably laughter or weeping; hysteria