The Outsiders Vocabulary Chapters 4 and 5

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apprehensive

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anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

"He was pretty well crocked (drunk), which made me apprehensive" (59).

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contemptuously

Back

in a scornful way that shows disdain (looking down on someone or something).

"'I hated them as bitterly and as contemptuously as Dally Winston hated them" (115).

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unceasingly

Back

without stopping; continuously.

"My teeth chattered unceasingly and I couldn't stop them (56)."

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defiance

Back

to act against or despite the rules, laws, or wishes of someone or something

"Yet in his hard face there was character, pride, and a savage defiance "(59).

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indignant

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expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, or insulting

"'You're starved?' Johnny was so indignant he nearly squeaked" (80).

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reluctantly

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in an unwilling and hesitant way.

"'Gee, thanks.' I put the book down reluctantly. I wanted to start it right then" (72).