The Outsiders Vocabulary Chapter 3

aloof

• at a distance; feeling apart

• a positive quality or thing that can be used to advantage

• shocked or astonished; to be made speechless

• representing the best, most choice, or highest level

ornery

• stubborn or grouchy; ill-tempered

• at a distance; feeling apart

• a positive quality or thing that can be used to advantage

• shocked or astonished; to be made speechless

elite

• represented the best, most choice or highest level

• coolly unconcerned or unexcited

• indicating or showing disbelief

• brace, heroic or noble

dumbfounded

• shocked or astonished; to be made speechless

• coolly unconcerned or unexcited

• stubborn or grouchy; ill-tempered

• indicating or showing disbelief

gallant

• brave, heroic or noble

• not able to be understood

• something not often seen or done

• at a distance; feeling apart

incredulous

• indicating or showing disbelief

• stubborn or grouchy; ill-tempered

• shocked or astonished; to be made speechless

• representing the best, most choice or highest level

aloofness

• being distant or withdrawn

• rough and noisy

• with strong emotion

resignedly

• the act of receiving

• in a flippant or sassy manner

• in a hopeless manner

give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress

• savvy

• scowled

• winced

• quivvering

disorganized and lacking in concentration

• heaters

• elite

• scatterbrained

• cunning