The Outsiders - Ch. 1-3 Vocabulary

Match the following

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

• lope

• marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

• cowlick

• impossible to understand

• wisp

• run easily

• reckless

• a thin tuft, piece, or amount of something

• unfathomable

Match the following

• look at with a fixed or angry gaze

• glare

• having wisdom that comes with experience

• rivalry

• a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

• gingerly

• using extreme care or delicacy

• grudge

• the act of competing as for profit or prize

• sage

Match the following

• be attractive to

• ligament

• refreshments purchased at a small stand

• concession

• a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages

• wince

• look at closely in order to form an opinion about

• appeal

• make a face indicating disgust or dislike

• size up

Match the following

• affected by something overwhelming

• nonchalantly

• argue over petty things

• incidentally

• not willing to believe; unbelieving

• stricken

• in a composed and unconcerned manner

• bicker

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

• incredulous

Match the following

• being attentive and courteous like an ideal knight

• vaguely

• a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

• aloofness

• a street fight between rival groups

• sophisticated

• in an unclear way

• rumble

• having worldly knowledge and refinement

• gallant

Match the following

• improperly forward or bold

• bleak

• marked by skill in deception

• sassy

• accept as inevitable

• elite

• a group or class of persons enjoying superior status

• cunning

• offering little or no hope

• resign

Match the following

• appeal or request earnestly

• plead

• expect, believe, or suppose

• frustration

• an inferior or mixed breed dog

• ornery

• a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized

• reckon

• having a difficult or contrary disposition

• cur