The Outsiders - Chapters 3 & 4

Dena O. (United States of America)
Vocabulary - Chapters 3 & 4
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  1. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  2. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
  3. aloofness
    a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
  4. impersonal
    not relating to or responsive to individuals
  5. ornery
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
  6. elite
    a group or class of persons enjoying superior status
  7. dumbfounded
    as if rendered speechless with astonishment and surprise
  8. bitterly
    extremely and sharply
  9. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  10. passionately
    with passion
  11. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  12. resignedly
    with resignation and acceptance; in a resigned manner
  13. slouch
    assume a drooping posture or carriage
  14. bluff
    a high steep bank
  15. reel
    a winder around which flexible materials can be wound
  16. smoldering
    showing scarcely suppressed anger
  17. desperately
    with great urgency
  18. unceasingly
    without stopping
  19. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
  20. bootlegging
    the act of selling illegally or without permission
  21. lanky
    tall and thin and having long slender limbs
  22. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  23. savage
    without civilizing influences
  24. defiance
    a hostile challenge
  25. contemptuously
    without respect; in a disdainful manner
  26. self-preservation
    preservation of yourself from harm
  27. ruefully
    in a manner expressing pain or sorrow
  28. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
  29. sheepish
    showing a sense of shame
  30. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
Created on Sun Apr 25 18:39:51 EDT 2010

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