"The Outsiders" ALL Vocab (Honors)

disgrace

source of shame (n)

unfathomable

impossible to comprehend (adj)

savvy

understand (v)

roguishly

mischievously (adv)

incredulous

skeptical (adj)

nonchalantly

indifferently (adv)

aloofness

state of being distant or reserved (n)

dumfounded

astonished (adj)

cunning

crafty, sly (adj)

apprehensive

fearful, anxious (adj)

ruefully

mournfully (adv)

premonition

feeling of anticipation or anxiety (n)

aghast

shocked, horrified

conviction

strong belief

detached

disinterested, uninvolved, indifferent

divert

draw to another direction; turn from its course

elude

to escape understanding;baffle

exploits

daring act or heroic deed

faltered

spoke hesitantly; stammered

imploringly

in a pleading, begging manner

subside

to sink back, become lower

sullenly

gloomy, silent way

acquitted

set free after evidence has been considered

clad

dressed; wearing

conformity

acting according to general rules or standards

delirious

seriously affected by an undesirable condition/unpleasant feeling

desert

abandon in a way considered disloyal

liable

likely

sticken

tortured; agonized

stupor

state in which the mind and senses are dulled

vacuum

state of emptiness

veered

shifted from one direction to another

welled

gushed up