1. THE OUTSIDERS
CHAPTER VOCABULARY

2. CHAPTER 1 Disgrace: loss of respect, honor, or esteem; shame
Madras: a light cotton plaid fabric used for shirts, dresses, etc.
Muttered: spoke in low tones; grumbled
Cowlick: a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from the rest of the hair
Reckless: careless; without caution
Bawl: to cry or wail with great lust
Quivering: shaking uncontrollably
Unfathomable: impossible to understand; incomprehensible
Rarities: something rare, unusual, or uncommon
Savvy: to know; understand

3. CHAPTER 2 Roguishly: in a playfully mischievous manner
Winced: drew back, tensed the body, as from pain or a blow; flinched
Incredulous: not inclined to believe; skeptical
Scowled: made a frowning facial expression
Nonchalantly: unconcernedly; indifferently; unexcitedly; casually
Scatterbrained: incapable of serious connected thought
Shanghai (ing): kidnapping; inducing or compelling someone to do something by force
Heaters: guns, pistols, revolvers or other firearms

4. CHAPTER 3
Gallantly: in a brave, valiant, noble-minded, or chivalrous way
Aloofness: disinterest; indifference; distant in feeling
Ornery: ugly or unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn
Elite: persons of the highest class
Dumbfounded: struck with astonishment and surprise
Cunning: artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly

5. CHAPTER 4 Unceasingly: without stopping; continuing
Apprehensive: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
Defiance: bold resistance to authority
Contemptuously: expressing disdain; scornfully
Ruefully: regretfully; feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity
Reformatory: an institution for reforming or disciplining young offenders
Premonition: a forewarning; a feeling of anxiety over a future event

6. CHAPTER 5 Groggy: dazed or weakened from lack of sleep
Reluctantly: unwillingly; resistant; hesitantly
Imploringly: begging urgently or piteously
Sullenly: in a manner that shows irritation or ill-humor by a gloomy silence
Quavering: quivering as from weakness; trembling
Eluded: escaped understanding, perception, or appreciation of
Vital: of critical importance
Indignant: expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive or insulting
Hauled: dragged off forcefully; compelled to go

7. CHAPTER 6 Surveyed: examined; looked at; inspected
Bewilderment: state of confusion or disorientation
Conviction: fixed or firm belief
Tangle: to come into conflict; to fight or argue
Hesitation: a delay due to fear or uncertainty of the mind
Defeated: thwarted; won over; beaten
Plasma: the clear liquid part of the blood
Hysterics: a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria

8. CHAPTER 7 Mimicking: imitating or copying action, speech, etc.
Radiates: projects or glows with cheerfulness, joy, goodwill, etc.
Bleak: without hope or encouragement; depressing
Drawled: spoke with lengthened or drawn-out vowels
Cocksure: perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one’s own mind
Recurring: returning again to the mind; occurring again
Aghast: struck with overwhelming shock or amazement
Exploits: brilliant or heroic acts or deeds; adventures
Contemptuously: scornfully; showing or expressing contempt or disdain

9. CHAPTER 8
Numbly: without the capability of taking action or feeling emotion
Faltered: spoke unsteadily; stammered
Resemblance: similarity of appearance; likeness
Divert: to distract; to turn away from
Doggedly: showing persistent effort; inflexibly; stubbornly; tenaciously

10. CHAPTER 9 Mortal: severe; extreme; intense
Grimacing: making an ugly or contorted facial expression, indicating pain, disapproval, etc.
Affectionately: warmly; lovingly; fondly
Superiority: the condition of being superior or better than
Menace: person whose actions or ideas are considered harmful or dangerous
Conformity: acting according to social standards or practices; compliance
Stifled: suppressed; withheld
Leery: suspicious; wary
Contempt: scorn; disgrace; dishonor; disapproval
Contracted: drew together; shrunk; condensed
Agony: intense physical or mental suffering

11. CHAPTER 10 Stupor: mental numbness; daze; lessening of sensibility
Vaguely: not clearly; showing a lack of understanding
Concussion: injury to the brain or spinal cord due to a blow or fall
Delirious: wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense
Clad: dressed

12. CHAPTER 11 Idolized: worshipped; regarded with great adoration
Cocky: arrogant; conceited
Remark: comment
Liable: likely

13. CHAPTER 12 Flinching: wincing; recoiling
Acquitted: declared not guilty
Composition: short essay written as a school assignment
Roundabout: polite and without being too blunt; indirect
Corny: stale; unoriginal
Veered: swerved
Vast: immense; of a very great area or extent