Outsiders Chapter 8-9 Vocabulary

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Ruefully

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To do something in a sad or regretful way.

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Menace

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A threat.

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Reformatory

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A school where young kids are sent instead of prison.

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Ornery

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Bad-tempered and combative.

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Detached

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Emotionally uninvolved or distant.

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Panicky

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Feeling or showing panic.

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Greasers

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A group of young people in the story, often seen as troublemakers.

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Society

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A community of people living together.

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Trouble

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Problems or difficulties that cause distress.

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Law

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A system of rules that a society or government develops to deal with crime.