Outsiders Vocab. Ch. 4-8

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Apprehensively
Definition: nervously

Synonyms: scared, fearful

Antonyms: okay, relaxed

Sentence: I was apprehensively when it was the first day of school.
Contemptuously
Definition: hatefully, bitterly

Synonyms: horrible, disagreeable

Antonyms: delightful, happily

Sentence: When my sister hit me I was contemptuously that she did that.
Ruefully
Definition: regretful, sorrow

Synonyms: remorseful, shamefaced

Antonyms: not sorry, glad you did something

Sentence: I felt ruefully after I hit my sister back.
Reluctantly
Definition: hesitantly, not really wanting to do something

Synonyms: undecided,unsure

Antonyms: sure, second guessing

Sentence: I was a little reluctant when I hit my home run.
Implore
Definition: to beg

Synonyms: plead, mooch

Antonyms: giving, spending

Sentence: The girl implored that I give her my last cookie
Sullen
Definition: gloomy or depressed

Synonyms: sad, unhappy

Antonyms: happy, joyful

Sentence: I was sullen when I lost my friend in a car accident.
Elude
Definition: to escape or get away from

Synonyms: hiding, run away

Antonyms: stay put, don't leave

Sentence: There was a kid on the news that was lost cause he eluded.
Indignant
Definition: anger or frustration over unfair treatment

Synonyms: discriminatory, one-sided

Antonyms: fair, together

Sentence: She thought it was indignant when I said i wasn't on her side.
Drawled
Definition: spoke slowly

Synonyms: unhurried, sluggish

Antonyms: hurry, fast

Sentence: I drawled when I was singing cause it was a slow song.
Aghast
Definition: horrified or shocked

Synonyms: surprised, amazed

Antonyms: not amazed, not shocked

Sentence: My family was aghast when we heard are neighbor had been killed.
Exploits
Definition: adventures

Synonyms: journeys, trips

Antonyms: going nowhere, doing nothing

Sentence: In October I will be going on an exploits
Doggedly
Definition: persistently, with determination

Synonyms: focused, ready

Antonyms: not on topic, not ready

Sentence: He was doggedly at the plate.
Divert
Definition: to distract or change course

Synonyms: do something else, try something new

Antonyms: do the same, stay on coarse

Sentence: The man was divert on where he was going to go.