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The Outsiders

The Outsiders. By: S. E. Hinton. Gingerly Incredulous Digested Unfathomable Asset. Roguishly Nonchalantly Sagely Rivalry Abiding. Vocabulary Ch. 1 & 2. Definitions!. Gingerly: with great care to avoid harm I touched my cut gingerly, so it would not hurt.

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The Outsiders

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  1. The Outsiders By: S. E. Hinton

  2. Gingerly Incredulous Digested Unfathomable Asset Roguishly Nonchalantly Sagely Rivalry Abiding Vocabulary Ch. 1 & 2

  3. Definitions! • 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.

  4. Definitions! • 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.

  5. Definitions! • 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.

  6. Sophisticated Contemptuous Premonition Aloofness Defiance Sheepish Elite Apprehensive Resigned Ember Vocabulary Chapters 3 & 4

  7. Definitions! • 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.

  8. Definitions! • 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.

  9. Definitions! • 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.

  10. Definitions! • Ember: small piece of burning wood; ashes of a dying fire • The fire started when the ember of the cigarette lit the paper.

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