The Outsiders Vocabulary Chapters 2 & 3

beyond belief or understanding

• incredulous
• aloofness
• elite
• scatterbrained

in an unconcerned manner

• elite
• gallantly
• nonchalantly
• roguishly

acting like a deceitful and unreliable person

• gallantly
• roguishly
• nonchalantly
• scatterbrained

being confused or lacking sense

• elite
• dumfounded
• shanghaiing
• scatterbrained

to kidnap or trick someone into working for you

• shanghaiing
• dumfounded
• aloofness
• elite

make a face indicating disgust or dislike

• scatterbrained
• dumfounded
• winced
• roguishly

a state of being distant, remote, or withdrawn

• aloofness
• incredulous
• elite
• dumfounded

clever, in the sense of trickery

• aloofness
• cunning
• roguishly
• shanghaiing

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

• dumfounded
• incredulous
• elite
• ornery

the group thought to be the best and having the highest status

• roguishly
• elite
• dumfounded
• aloofness