The Outsiders Ch 1-4 Vocab

Front

A useful or valuable quality or person

Back

asset

Front

Overly confident in an annoying way

Back

cocky

Front

aloofness

Back

Emotional distance or indifference; not getting involved or showing little concern

Front

A serious lung infection that makes breathing difficult

Back

pneumonia

Front

sympathetic

Back

Showing understanding or compassion toward others

Front

Showing deep dislike or disrespect in attitude or speech

Back

contemptuously

Front

A plaid cotton fabric popular in the 1960s

Back

Madras

Front

Looked swollen and bruised after a fight

Back

bruised

Front

suffocate

Back

To choke or have difficulty breathing

Front

Running with long strides

Back

loping