Outsiders Vocabulary

abruptly

• suddenly and unexpectedly

• bad-tempered and combative

• unclear

• brave

acquitted

• disturbed state of mind

• without ceasing

•  not guilty

• painful feeling of humiliation or distress

agony

• a firmly held belief or opinion

• emotionally distant

• insufficient

• extreme physical or mental suffering

aimlessly

• without purpose or direction

• anxious or fearful

• calmly accepting something unpleasant

• useful or valuable

Aloofness

• a work of music, literature, or art

• emotionally distant

• colorless fluid part of blood

• shake or tremble in speaking

apprehensive

• perplexed and confused

• tendency to commit crime

• frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

• anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

asset

• suddenly and unexpectedly

• a firmly held belief or opinion

• incapable of being fully explored or understood

• useful or valuable thing, person, or quality

bewildered

• perplexed or confused

• scornful way that shows disdain

• extreme physical or mental suffering

• in an unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited manner

composition

• indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair

• gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed

• a work of music, literature, or art

• the message

contemptuously

• deep hatred or disapproval

• unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited manner

• painful feeling of humiliation or distress

• disturbed state of mind resulting from illness