Outsiders vocabulary Flashcards
clad
ADJ covered or clothed
S:dressed, attired
haggard
ADJ having a worn or emaciated appearance; gaunt
S: scraggy, careworn
bewildered
V to lose one’s bearings; to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity or multitude of objects or considerations; overwhelm to point of confusion
S: baffle, astonish
indignant
ADJ feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy; feeling something is unfair
S: furious, angry
wistful
ADJ having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about the past; full of yearning and desire tinged with melancholy
S: longing, wishful
unfathomable
ADJ impossible to understand; unable to measure
S: abstruse incomprehensible
gallant
ADJ brave, spirited, and honorable (literary); courteous and thoughtful especially to women
S: courageous, gracious
Contemptuously
ADV feeling, expressing, or demonstrating a strong dislike or utter lack of respect for somebody or something; with deep hatred or disapproval
S: crudely, harshly
imploringly/ implore
ADV/V to make a very serious or emotional request (to someone); to ask or beg
S: crave, urge
superiority
N the quality or state of being high or higher in quality; the belief that you are better than other people
S: better, rank
incredulous
ADJ skeptical; unwilling to admit or accept the truth
S: doubtful, quizzical
premonition
N a feeling or belief that something is going to happen when there is no definite reason to believe it will
S: hunch, forewarning
aghast
ADJ shocked or upset; struck with terror, amazement, horror
S: afraid, alarmed
doggedly
ADV stubborn determination; having or showing the attitude of a person who wants to do or get something and will not stop trying
S: constantly, persistently
ornery
ADJ easily annoyed or angered; difficult to deal with or control
S: grumpy, ill-tempered
