Outsiders Chapter 1 Flashcards
(53 cards)
loned
went by oneself, went alone, solo
For a while there, I thought I was the only person in the world that did. So I loned it.
rarely
1.not often; seldom.p
I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut. Besides, I look better with long hair.
asset
worth, of value
jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset
slouched
sit or stand in a drooping (over) manner
I automatically hitched my thumbs in my jeans and slouched, wondering if I could get away if I made a break for it.
madras
cotton fabric shirt, usually bright colored
He had on a madras shirt
cowlick
tuft of hair growing in a different direction
He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and a slight cowlick in the back— just like Dad’s— but Darry’s eyes are his own.
quivering
trembling, shaking, tremulous
I’m just a little spooked, that’s all.” I drew a quivering breath and quit crying.
complicated
involved, complex, hard to understand
Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls
sarcasm
a bitter cutting jest, cutting remark
Sure,” I said, trying for Soda’s sake to keep the sarcasm out of my voice.
incredulous
unbeleiving
She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face.
nonchalantly
indifferently, no matter which way its done
Okay,” I said nonchalantly, “might as well.
sophisticated
cultured, world
You greasers have a different set of values. You’re more emotional. We’re sophisticated— cool to the point of not feeling anything.
elite
a select body, the best, top of the top
And,” Two-Bit added grimly, “a few other of the socially elite checkered-shirt set”
resignedly
giving up and accepting the future
Well,” Cherry said resignedly, “they’ve spotted us.”
unceasingly
continous, not ceasing, not stopping
My teeth chattered unceasingly and I couldn’t stop them. I finally pushed myself up and leaned back against the fountain, the water running down my face. Then I saw Johnny.
bootlegging
illegal action of selling alcohol where not legally permitted
Buck raised a few quarter horses, and made most of his money on fixed races and a little bootlegging.
apprehensive
scornful, insolent, to be concerned or worried
Buck glared at me for a second, then stumbled, off. He was pretty well crocked, which made me apprehensive. If Dally was drunk and in a dangerous mood..
contemptuously
afraid, suspicious
“Oh, shoot, kid”— Dally glanced contemptuously over his shoulder— “I was in the bedroom.”
winced
to recoil from pain, to jump back with pain
I winced inside. I’ve told you I can’t stand it that Soda dropped out. “He’s a dropout,” I said roughly. “Dropout” made me think of some poor dumb-looking hoodlum
bewildering
very confused, perplexed
It was only last night that Dally and I had sat down behind those girls at the Nightly Double. Glory, I thought with a bewildering feeling of being rushed, things are happening too quick.
premonition
a previous warning, as if by feeling warned about
groggy
not completely awake
reluctantly
unwillingly, struggling against, not wanting to
imploringly
pleadingly, begging
