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Outsiders

Outsiders. Vocabulary Words for Chapters 5 and 6. apparent. Clear or open to view; visible Adjective From the very beginning, it was apparent that she was no ordinary child. Synonyms: visible, assumed, evident. bewilder. To cause to lose one’s bearings; to perplex or confuse Verb

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Outsiders

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  1. Outsiders Vocabulary Words for Chapters 5 and 6

  2. apparent • Clear or open to view; visible • Adjective • From the very beginning, it was apparent that she was no ordinary child. • Synonyms: visible, assumed, evident

  3. bewilder • To cause to lose one’s bearings; to perplex or confuse • Verb • The new company policies began to bewilder some of the customers. • Synonyms: baffle, befuddle, confuse

  4. conviction • A strong persuasion or belief • Noun • He shared my conviction that the policy is misguided and needed to be changed. • Synonyms: assurance, certainty

  5. elude • To avoid or evade, escape the perception of • Verb • The killer was able to elude the police. • Synonyms: avoid, dodge, escape

  6. implore • To call or pray for earnestly • Verb • Don’t go! I implore you! • Synonyms: appeal (to), beseech, beg, plead

  7. indignant • Feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy • Adjective • She wrote an indignant letter to the editor. • Synonyms: angered, ballistic, enraged, fuming, furious

  8. reluctantly • Feeling or showing hesitation or uncertainty • Adverb • She reluctantly followed her friends into the haunted house. • Synonyms: hesitantly, unwillingly

  9. sullen • Gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed • Adjective • The boy wore a sullen expression after being grounded for a month. • Synonyms: cheerless, cloudy, bleak, depressing

  10. testify • To make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief; bear witness • Verb • She refused to testify against her husband at the trial. • Synonyms: attest, swear, witness

  11. vital • Of the utmost importance • Adjective • Mathematics is a vital part of the school curriculum. • Synonyms: important, essential

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