THE OUTSIDERS CHAPTER VOCABULARY CHAPTER 1 1 Disgrace

THE OUTSIDERS CHAPTER VOCABULARY

CHAPTER 1 1. Disgrace: loss of respect, honor, or esteem; shame 2. Madras: a light cotton plaid fabric used for shirts, dresses, etc. 3. Muttered: spoke in low tones; grumbled 4. Cowlick: a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from the rest of the hair 5. Reckless: careless; without caution 6. Bawl: to cry or wail with great lust 7. Quivering: shaking uncontrollably 8. Unfathomable: impossible to understand; incomprehensible 9. Rarities: something rare, unusual, or uncommon 10. Savvy: to know; understand

CHAPTER 2 1. Roguishly: in a playfully mischievous manner 2. Winced: drew back, tensed the body, as from pain or a blow; flinched 3. Incredulous: not inclined to believe; skeptical 4. Scowled: made a frowning facial expression 5. Nonchalantly: unconcernedly; indifferently; unexcitedly; casually 6. Scatterbrained: incapable of serious connected thought 7. Shanghai (ing): kidnapping; inducing or compelling someone to do something by force 8. Heaters: guns, pistols, revolvers or other firearms

CHAPTER 3 1. Gallantly: in a brave, valiant, noble-minded, or chivalrous way 2. Aloofness: disinterest; indifference; distant in feeling 3. Ornery: ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn 4. Elite: persons of the highest class 5. Dumbfounded: struck with astonishment and surprise 6. Cunning: artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly

CHAPTER 4 1. Unceasingly: without stopping; continuing 2. Apprehensive: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen 3. Defiance: bold resistance to authority 4. Contemptuously: expressing disdain; scornfully 5. Ruefully: regretfully; feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity 6. Reformatory: an institution for reforming or disciplining young offenders 7. Premonition: a forewarning; a feeling of anxiety over a future event

CHAPTER 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Groggy: dazed or weakened from lack of sleep Reluctantly: unwillingly; resistant; hesitantly Imploringly: begging urgently or piteously Sullenly: in a manner that shows irritation or ill-humor by a gloomy silence Quavering: quivering as from weakness; trembling Eluded: escaped understanding, perception, or appreciation of Vital: of critical importance Indignant: expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive or insulting Hauled: dragged off forcefully; compelled to go

CHAPTER 6 1. Surveyed: examined; looked at; inspected 2. Bewilderment: state of confusion or disorientation 3. Conviction: fixed or firm belief 4. Tangle: to come into conflict; to fight or argue 5. Hesitation: a delay due to fear or uncertainty of the mind 6. Defeated: thwarted; won over; beaten 7. Plasma: the clear liquid part of the blood 8. Hysterics: a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria

CHAPTER 7 1. Mimicking: imitating or copying action, speech, etc. 2. Radiates: projects or glows with cheerfulness, joy, goodwill, etc. 3. Bleak: without hope or encouragement; depressing 4. Drawled: spoke with lengthened or drawn-out vowels 5. Cocksure: perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one’s own mind 6. Recurring: returning again to the mind; occurring again 7. Aghast: struck with overwhelming shock or amazement 8. Exploits: brilliant or heroic acts or deeds; adventures 9. Contemptuously: scornfully; showing or expressing contempt or disdain

CHAPTER 8 1. Numbly: without the capability of taking action or feeling emotion 2. Faltered: spoke unsteadily; stammered 3. Resemblance: similarity of appearance; likeness 4. Divert: to distract; to turn away from 5. Doggedly: showing persistent effort; inflexibly; stubbornly; tenaciously

CHAPTER 9 1. Mortal: severe; extreme; intense 2. Grimacing: making an ugly or contorted facial expression, indicating pain, disapproval, etc. 3. Affectionately: warmly; lovingly; fondly 4. Superiority: the condition of being superior or better than 5. Menace: person whose actions or ideas are considered harmful or dangerous 6. Conformity: acting according to social standards or practices; compliance 7. Stifled: suppressed; withheld 8. Leery: suspicious; wary 9. Contempt: scorn; disgrace; dishonor; disapproval 10. Contracted: drew together; shrunk; condensed 11. Agony: intense physical or mental suffering

CHAPTER 10 1. Stupor: mental numbness; daze; lessening of sensibility 2. Vaguely: not clearly; showing a lack of understanding 3. Concussion: injury to the brain or spinal cord due to a blow or fall 4. Delirious: wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense 5. Clad: dressed

CHAPTER 11 1. Idolized: worshipped; regarded with great adoration 2. Cocky: arrogant; conceited 3. Remark: comment 4. Liable: likely

CHAPTER 12 1. Flinching: wincing; recoiling 2. Acquitted: declared not guilty 3. Composition: short essay written as a school assignment 4. Roundabout: polite and without being too blunt; indirect 5. Corny: stale; unoriginal 6. Veered: swerved 7. Vast: immense; of a very great area or extent