The Outsiders - Ch. 1-3 Vocabulary

Match the following

• run easily

• wisp

• marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

• unfathomable

• a thin tuft, piece, or amount of something

• lope

• a tuft of hair in a different direction from the rest

• reckless

• impossible to understand

• cowlick

Match the following

• using extreme care or delicacy

• grudge

• a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

• glare

• look at with a fixed or angry gaze

• gingerly

• the act of competing as for profit or prize

• sage

• having wisdom that comes with experience

• rivalry

Match the following

• look at closely in order to form an opinion about

• concession

• refreshments purchased at a small stand

• size up

• a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages

• ligament

• be attractive to

• appeal

• make a face indicating disgust or dislike

• wince

Match the following

• not willing to believe; unbelieving

• stricken

• affected by something overwhelming

• bicker

• in a composed and unconcerned manner

• incredulous

• argue over petty things

• nonchalantly

• by the way (used to introduce a new topic)

• incidentally

Match the following

• having worldly knowledge and refinement

• sophisticated

• being attentive and courteous like an ideal knight

• aloofness

• a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

• vaguely

• in an unclear way

• rumble

• a street fight between rival groups

• gallant

Match the following

• offering little or no hope

• resign

• improperly forward or bold

• sassy

• a group or class of persons enjoying superior status

• elite

• marked by skill in deception

• cunning

• accept as inevitable

• bleak

Match the following

• expect, believe, or suppose

• frustration

• a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized

• cur

• having a difficult or contrary disposition

• ornery

• an inferior or mixed breed dog

• plead

• appeal or request earnestly

• reckon