The Outsiders
By: S. E. Hinton
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Gingerly
Incredulous
Digested
Unfathomable
Asset
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Roguishly
Nonchalantly
Sagely
Rivalry
Abiding
◊ Gingerly: with great care to avoid harm
• I touched my cut gingerly, so it would not hurt.
◊ Incredulous: unbelieving; suspicious
• She gave him an incredulous look.
◊ Digested: short, condensed; to change food in
the stomach
• I digested my sandwich.
◊ Unfathomable: too strange or difficult to
understand
• He liked fights, blondes, and for some
unfathomable reason, school.
◊ Asset: anything owned by a person; valuable
• The “Greasers” were not an asset to the
community.
◊ Roguishly: to act dishonestly
• Dally grinned roguishly.
◊ Nonchalantly: not having interest or concern
• He walked nonchalantly down the street.
◊ Sagely: wisely
• Two-bit nodded sagely
◊ Rivalry: competition between two groups that
don’t like each other
• The rivalry between the two football teams
showed when the fans booed.
◊ Abiding: lasting, waiting
• He was abiding his time, waiting for the rain to
stop.
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Sophisticated
Contemptuous
Premonition
Aloofness
Defiance
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Sheepish
Elite
Apprehensive
Resigned
Ember
◊ Sophisticated: experienced the world;
cultured
• She acted sophisticated.
◊ Contemptuous: showing dislike
• Dally glanced contemptuously over his shoulder.
◊ Premonition: feeling that something is going
to happen before it does
• I had a premonition I would do well on the test.
◊ Aloofness: keeping away, not taking part
• Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness,
careful not to show their real selves.
◊ Defiance: refusal to do something; open
disobedience
• He showed defiance when he didn’t do the dishes
like he was told.
◊ Sheepish: awkwardly, self-conscious
• He gave her a sheepish grin.
◊ Elite: group that is considered better than
others, more specialized
• The elite group had special training.
◊ Apprehensive: uneasy; worried
• He was pretty well crocked, which made me
apprehensive.
◊ Resigned: give up; ready to put up with or
accept
• She was resigned to go to the party.
◊ Ember: small piece of burning wood;
ashes of a dying fire
• The fire started when the ember of the
cigarette lit the paper.