Station 4- The Outsiders Vocabulary

resignedly- "Well, Cherry said resignedly,"they've spotted us."

• hold royal office; rule as king or queen

• voluntarily leave a job or other position

• having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about

• it is a sad or regrettable fact that; unfortunately

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

aloof

• often encountered or experienced; common

• Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

• foolish or harmlessly eccentric

• having a startling abruptness

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

ornery- "I've got me an ornery pony," Soda'd tell him, rubbing his neck.

• unwilling to work or use energy

• suggesting something supernatural; uncanny

• having or showing a lack of common sense or judgment

• bad-tempered and combative

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

irresistibly

• suppress or hold back

• delightful

• capable of being withstood

• in a way that is too attractive and tempting to be resisted

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

unfathomably

• Incapable of being fully explored or understood.

• never done or known before.

• not able to be predicted.

• a figment of the imagination.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

stalked

• cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end.

• (of event or process) happen or come into being.

• exercise care, caution, or restraint about.

• stride somewhere in a proud, stiff, or angry manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

nonchalantly

• In a casually calm and relaxed manner

• at a fast speed; rapidly.

• standing out so as to be clearly visible.

• in worried, troubled, or anxious manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

roguish- "Dally grinned roguishly. "I'm never nice. Want a coke?"

• having or showing a lack of common sense or judgment

• in a solemn or considered manner

• Characteristic of a dishonest or unprincipled person

• denoting something that is adapted for or is not harmful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

gallantly

• (of a person) run fast and rather boisterously

• in an unwilling and hesitant way

• in a brave or heroic manner.

• disapproving. badly or carelessly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

practically- "The Socs even fought coldly and practically and impersonally."

• suggesting that you think someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind

• in a way that demonstrates a sensible idea of what can be achieved or expected

• intentionally

• to a regrettable extent

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4