The Outsiders Vocabulary Review

Identity means...

• a set of switches, sockets, or other electrical or mechanical devices grouped together

• the fact of being who or what a person or thing is

• being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else

• a single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family

Innocence means...

• freedom from guilt or sin through being unacquainted with evil

• a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior

• the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime

• a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Rebellious means...

• free from outside control; not depending on another's authority

• dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one's taste.

• the state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offense

• showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Peer pressure means...

• influence from members of one's peer group

• an organized group of criminals

• lack of fairness or justice

• the fact of being who or what a person or thing is

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Social means...

• needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities

• a person who does not belong to a particular group

• a status hierarchy in which individuals and groups are classified on the basis of esteem and prestige acquired mainly through economic success and accumulation of wealth

• punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Hero means...

• a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot

• a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities

• an association, society, or community of people linked by a common interest, religion, or trade

• a person who enjoys or seeks adventure

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Gang means...

• a set of switches, sockets, or other electrical or mechanical devices grouped together

• a number of people or things that are located close together or are considered or classed together

• the action of organizing something

• an organized group of criminals

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Injustice means...

• lack of fairness

• an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler

• a close similarity

• a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Greaser means...

• the relationship between brothers

• the rich men from the West side of town

• the poor young men from the East side of town

• influence from members of one's peer group

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Brotherhood means...

• the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community

• the fact of being who or what a person or thing is

• the state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offense

• the relationship between brothers

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4