Outsiders Vocab
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, race car driver, and entrepreneur.
Unfathomable
Wise cracker
Corvair
English Leather
The Beetles
Madras
The group, whose best-known line-up comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time.
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Roguishly
playfully mischievous way
A compact car manufactured by Chevrolet for model years 1960–1969 in two generations.
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adverb
a strong, fine-textured cotton fabric, typically patterned with colorful stripes or checks.
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Leather fragrance for men. English Leather was launched in 1949.
Noun
One who is obnoxiously self-assertive and arrogant
noun
Uncapable of being fully explored or understood.
Adjective
Billfold
a wallet, typically made of leather, especially a thin one with few compartments.
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Ornery
Aloofness
Bad-tempered and combative/Stubborn.
Adjective
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers was an American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. He was a Cherokee citizen born in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory.
Noun
the quality or state of being aloof or emotionally distant
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Incredulous
unwilling or unable to believe something.
adjective
Lynx
wild cat with yellowish-brown fur (sometimes spotted), a short tail, and tufted ears, found chiefly in the northern latitudes of North America and Eurasia.
Noun
Refornatory
An institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to prison; a reform school.
Noun
Gallantly
In a brave or heroic manner, or in a charmingly attentive and chivalrous manner.
Adverb
Kools
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Kool is an American brand of menthol cigarette, currently owned and manufactured by ITG Brands LLC, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Company. Kool cigarettes sold outside of the United States are manufactured by British American Tobacco.
Noun
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century.
Noun
Great Expectations
reat Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person.
Noun
Nonchalantly
In a casually calm and relaxed manner.
Adverb