Vocab Sheet 2 Outsiders

Front 1

sophisticated

Back 1

adjective
experienced in worldly ways
The girl was very sophisticated, because she knew everything about math.

Front 2

aloofness

Back 2

noun
the state of being uninterested and unsympathetic
I couldn't believe how aloofness he was, for he didn't even say feel better to me when I was sick!

Front 3

elite

Back 3

adjective
superior; top
He was an elite basketball player, and he scored 25 points.

Front 4

resignedly

Back 4

adverb
patiently accepting; in an unresisting way
He resignedly accepted the fact that he was bald, but he is really young.

Front 5

ember

Back 5

noun
a glowing piece of wood
There were a lot of embers in the fire, but they weren't on fire.

Front 6

apprehensive

Back 6

adjective
anxious or fearful; uneasy
I was apprehensive after I saw the scary movie, I was really scared.

Front 7

defiance

Back 7

noun
open, bold resistance to authority
Withdefiance, the young boy stole a candy bar from a store, after being told not to.

Front 8

contemptuous

Back 8

adjective
scornful; despising
She was contemptuous of the mean girl, why can't she be nice?

Front 9

sheepish

Back 9

adjective
acting embarrassed or ashamed
The sheepish boy acted embarrassed after he talked to the girl, he liked her a lot.

Front 10

premonition

Back 10

noun
a feeling that something is about to occur
I have a premonition for 2012, people say the world might end.