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The Outsiders Vocabulary Ch. 5-8
Vocabulary words from the novel, The Outsiders 
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| imploring | pleading, begging |  
| sullen | gloomy, silent |  
| hue | color, tint or shade |  
| subside | lower; sink back down |  
| elude | to escape or baffle |  
| wistful | longing; wishing |  
| doggedly | stubbornly; persistent |  
| conviction | a strong belief |  
| detached | uninvolved; indifferent |  
| racking | agonizing |  
| radiate | to beam or shine; send out rays |  
| delinquent | young person who commits crimes |  
| manslaughter | killing someone without advance planning |  
| brawn | strength |  
| recurring | occurring over and over again |  
| aghast | shocked |  
| exploit | daring act or heroic deed |  
| faltered | spoke hesitantly; stammered |  
| jet | black, usually highly polished |  
| divert | draw to another direction; turn from its course |  
 
 
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