The Outsiders - Ch. 1-3 Vocabulary

Match the following

• a thin tuft, piece, or amount of something

• wisp

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

• cowlick

• run easily

• unfathomable

• marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

• reckless

• impossible to understand

• lope

Match the following

• the act of competing as for profit or prize

• sage

• using extreme care or delicacy

• grudge

• having wisdom that comes with experience

• glare

• look at with a fixed or angry gaze

• gingerly

• a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

• rivalry

Match the following

• look at closely in order to form an opinion about

• wince

• a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages

• appeal

• be attractive to

• size up

• refreshments purchased at a small stand

• ligament

• make a face indicating disgust or dislike

• concession

Match the following

• not willing to believe; unbelieving

• stricken

• argue over petty things

• nonchalantly

• in a composed and unconcerned manner

• bicker

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

• incredulous

• affected by something overwhelming

• incidentally

Match the following

• a street fight between rival groups

• rumble

• a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

• gallant

• being attentive and courteous like an ideal knight

• vaguely

• having worldly knowledge and refinement

• sophisticated

• in an unclear way

• aloofness

Match the following

• offering little or no hope

• resign

• a group or class of persons enjoying superior status

• bleak

• improperly forward or bold

• cunning

• marked by skill in deception

• sassy

• accept as inevitable

• elite

Match the following

• a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized

• plead

• having a difficult or contrary disposition

• cur

• appeal or request earnestly

• reckon

• expect, believe, or suppose

• frustration

• an inferior or mixed breed dog

• ornery