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The Outsiders. Chapter 1-2 Vocabulary Words. Content. I have to be content with what I have. Adjective Satisfied; pleased. Cowlick. He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and a slight cowlick in the back – just like Dad’s… Noun A tuft of hair growing in a different directions.
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The Outsiders Chapter 1-2 Vocabulary Words
Content I have to be content with what I have. Adjective Satisfied; pleased.
Cowlick He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and a slight cowlick in the back – just like Dad’s… Noun A tuft of hair growing in a different directions
Rarely I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut. Adverb Uncommon; infrequent.
Quivering I drew a quivering breath and quit crying. Adverb Trembling; shaking.
Loned I thought I was the only person in the world that did. So I loned it. Verb By oneself.
Complicated Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls. Adjective Involved; complex.
Asset Not like the Socs, who 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 the next. Noun Worth
Sarcasm “Sure,” I said, trying for Soda’s sake to keep the sarcasm out of my voice. Noun Bitter, cutting jest; a sneering or cutting remark.
Slouched I automatically hitched my thumbs in my jeans and slouched, wondering if I could get away if I made a break for it. Verb An ungainly gait; to move or walk with a loosely drooping body and careless gait.
Incredulous She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face. Adjective Unbelieving
Madras He had on a madras shirt. Noun A cotton fabric shirt, usually brightly colored.
Nonchalantly “Okay,” I said nonchalantly, “might as well.” Adverb Indifferently.