The Outsiders Vocabulary

something that is given to someone after a demand or compromise

• imitation

• concession

• wince

• symptom

something or someone that is considered valuable, helpful, advantageous

• abide

• imitation

• asset

• insurance

to be able to imagine or understand something after much thought

• fathom

• obtain

• abide

• acquire

trembling or shaking due to fear, shock, anxiety, or cold

• wince

• concede

• refrain

• quiver

to go along or accept something

• asset

• fathom

• imitate

• abide

Someone who is not outgoing or overly friendly, but instead distant and keeps to themselves

• aloof

• arrogant

• nonchalant

• ornery

a person or action that is calm and relaxed

• aloof

• passive

• nonchalant

• formidable

something or someone who is stubborn, in a bad mood, or creating problems

• insolent

• ornery

• nonchalant

• aggressive

to quickly and involuntarily move back or grimace before feeling pain or distress

• fathom

• abide

• quiver

• wince

the action of using someone or something as a model

• abomination

• fathom

• imitation

• regression