Outsiders Vocabulary Flashcard #3 Chapters 8-12

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What is the definition of leery?

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Cautious due to suspicions.

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What is the definition of acquitted?

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To be acquitted means to be declared not guilty of a crime.

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What is the definition of mock?

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To imitate or simulate something, often for ridicule.

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What does it mean to be frank?

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To be honest and straightforward.

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What is the meaning of recur?

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To occur again or repeatedly.

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What is the definition of aloof?

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Emotionally distant or uninvolved.

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What does it mean to be apprehensive?

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Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen.

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What is the definition of implore?

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To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.

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What does it mean to be indignant?

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Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

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What is the definition of sullen?

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Bad-tempered and sulky.