The Outsiders Vocabulary - Chapters 1-4

Rivalry

• Mutual respect and understanding
• Competition or conflict between two or more parties striving for the same goal or objective.
• Indifference or apathy towards others
• Collaboration between two or more parties

Unfathomable

• Clear
• Understandable
• Obvious
• Impossible to understand

Sarcasm

• Sarcasm is a form of physical comedy.
• Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony.
• Sarcasm is a form of literal interpretation.
• Sarcasm is a form of sincere communication.

Abiding

• Unreliable or disloyal
• Ignoring or defying a rule or decision
• Accepting or obeying a rule or decision, enduring without yielding, faithful or loyal
• Temporary or fleeting

Imitation

• Imitation is the key to success.
• Imitation is the action of using someone or something as a model to copy or follow.
• Imitation is the highest form of praise.
• Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Nonchalantly

• Excitedly enthusiastic
• Anxiously worried or stressed
• Carefully attentive or concerned
• Casually indifferent or unconcerned

Aloof

• Outgoing
• Distant, reserved, or indifferent
• Friendly
• Approachable

Stammer

• To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions
• To speak fluently
• To speak clearly
• To speak confidently

Elite

• A select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities

• Forewarning of future events

• To speak with involuntary pauses or repetition

• Competition or conflict between two or more parties striving for the same goal or objective.

Apprehensive

• Fearful
• Apprehensive
• Confident
• Anxious