1. The Outsiders
Vocabulary
Chapter 2

2. Fuzz
O (n.) Slang term for the police
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3. Hastily
O (adj) in haste; hurriedly
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4. Roguishly
O (adv) acting in a mischievous
manner
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5. Incredulous
O (adj) unwilling to admit or
accept what is offered as true;
skeptical
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6. Nonchalantly
O (adv.) in a composed and
unconcerned manner
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7. Shanghai
O (v.) to put by force or threat of
force into; to put by trickery into
an undesirable position
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8. Incidentally
O (adv) apart or aside from the
main subject of attention or
discussion
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9. Heaters
O (n.) slang for a handgun
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10. Stricken
O (adj) deeply affected, as with
grief, fear, or other emotions.
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11. Vaguely
O (adv) not clearly expressed;
stated in indefinite terms
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