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The Outsiders: Chapter 1 - 2Use context clues to predict the meaning of the following vocabulary words.

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1. “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'to'society'the'next”'(3).'

I'think'asset'means:'____________________________________________________________________________________________________'

Actual'deGinition:'_______________________________________________________________________________________________________'

2.'“I'drew'in'a'quivering'breath'and'quit'crying.''You'just'don’t'cry'in'front'of'Darry”'(8).'I'think'quivering'means:'______________________________________________________________________________________________'


3."“He'liked'Gights,'blondes,'and'for'some'unfathomable'reason,'school”'(10).'I'think'unfathomable'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________'


4.'“‘NiceSlookin’'bruise'you'got'there,'kid.’''I'touched'my'cheek'gingerly.''‘'Really?’”'(12)'I'think'gingerly'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________________'

Actual'deGinition:'________________________________________________________________________________________________________'

5.'“She'gave'him'an'incredulous'look;'and'then'she'threw'her'Coke'in'his'face.”'(24)'

I'think'incredulous'means:'____________________________________________________________________________________________'


6.'“‘You'heard'me.''Leave'her'alone’.'''Dallas'scowled'for'a'second”'(24).'

I'think'scowled'means:'________________________________________________________________________________________________'


7.'“‘Y’all'sit'up'here'with'us.''You'can'protect'us’...Would'we'ever'have'something'to'tell'the'boys!''We''''had'picked'up'two'girls,'and'classy'ones'at'that...‘Okay,’'I'said'nonchalantly,'‘might'as'well’”'(25).''

I'think'nonchalantly'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________'

Actual'deGinition:'______________________________________________________________________________________________________'

8.'“‘It'was'the'Socs’'I'said'nervously,'because'of'there'plenty'of'Socs'milling'around'and'some'of'them'were'giving'me'funny'looks,'as'if'I'shouldn’t'be'with'Cherry'or'something”'(31).'''

I'think'milling'means:'_____________________________________________________________________'

Actual'deGinition:'__________________________________________________________________________

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1. “After'the'movie'was'over,'it'suddenly'came'to'us'that'Cherry'and'Marcia'didn’t'have'a'way'to'get'home.''TwoSBit'gallantly'offered'to'walk'them'home”'(37).''

I'think'gallantly'means:'_______________________________________________________________________________________________'


2.'“That'was'the'truth.'Socs'were'always'behind'a'wall'of'aloofness,'careful'not'to'let'their'real'selves'show'through”'(38).'

I'think'aloofness'means:'______________________________________________________________________________________________'


3."“He'kicked'other'horses'and'was'always'getting'into'trouble.'‘I’ve'got'me'a'ornery'pony,’'Soda’d'tell'him”'(39).'

I'think'ornery'means:'__________________________________________________________________________________________________'


4.'“Johnny’s'eyes'went'round'and'he'winced'as'though'I’d'belted'him”'(42).''I'think'winced'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________________'


5.''“My'teeth'chattered'unceasingly'and'I'couldn’t'stop'them”'(56).'

I'think'unceasingly'means:'____________________________________________________________________________________________'


6.''“He'appeared'in'a'few'minutes,'clad'only'in'a'pair'of'low'cut'blue'jeans”'(59).''

I'think'clad'means:'_____________________________________________________________________________________________________'


7.''“So'we’d'have'to'be'hermits'for'the'rest'of'our'lives,'and'never'see'anyone'but'Dally”'(65).'

I'think'hermits'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________________'


8.''“But'this'church'gave'me'a'kind'of'creepy'feeling.''What'do'you'call'it?'Premonition”'(67).'

I'think'premonition'means:'_______________________________________________________________'

Actual'deGinition:'_________________________________________________________________________

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1. “I'looked'at'Johnny'imploringly.''Johnny'sighed.'‘I’m'gonna'cut'mine'too,'and'wash'the'grease'out’”'(72).'

I'think'imploringly'means:'____________________________________________________________________________________________'


2.'“‘I'guess'we’re'disguised’.''I'leaned'back'next'to'him'sullenly.''‘I'guess'so’”'(73).'

I'think'sullenly'means:'________________________________________________________________________________________________'


3."“I'was'trying'to'Gind'the'meaning'the'poet'had'in'mind,'but'it'eluded'me”'(78).'

I'think'eluded'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________________'


4.'“I'never'thought'I’d'live'to'see'the'day'when'I'would'be'so'glad'to'see'Dally'Winston,'but'right'then'he'meant'one'thing:'contact'with'the'outside'world.''And'it'suddenly'became'real'and'vital”'(80).'

I'think'vital'means:'____________________________________________________________________________________________________'


5.'“‘You’re'starved?’'Johnny'was'so'indignant'he'nearly'squeaked”'(80).'

I'think'indignant'means:'______________________________________________________________________________________________'


6.'“I'had'thought'about'turning'ourselves'in'lots'of'times,'but'apparently'the'whole'idea'was'a'jolt'to'Dallas”'(87).'

I'think'jolt'means:'______________________________________________________________________________________________________'


7.'“‘My'parents,’'Johnny'repeated'doggedly,'‘did'they'ask'about'me?’”(88)'

I'think'doggedly'means:'________________________________________________________________________________________________'

Actual'deGinition:'______________________________________________________________________________

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1. “Soda'was'awake'by'then,'and'although'he'looked'stonySfaced,'as'if'he'hadn’t'heard'a'word'the'doctor'had'said,'his'eyes'were'bleak'and'stunned”'(103).'

I'think'bleak'means:'__________________________________________________________________________________________________'


2.'“TwoSBit’s'mother'warned'us'about'burglars,'but'Darry,'Glexing'his'muscles'so'that'they'bulged'like'oversized'baseballs,'drawled'that'he'wasn’t'afraid'of'any'burglars”'(106).'

I'think'drawled'means:'________________________________________________________________________________________________'


3."“Steve'made'the'mistake'of'referring'to'him'as'‘all'brawn'and'no'brain,’'and'Darry'almost'shattered'Steve’s'jaw”'(109).'

I'think'brawn'means:'__________________________________________________________________________________________________'


4.'“‘Work?’'TwoSBit'was'aghast.''‘And'ruin'my'rep?”'(112)'I'think'aghast'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________________'


5.'“TwoSBit'was'telling'me'about'one'of'his'many'exploits'while'we'did'the'dishes”'(113)."I'think'exploits'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________________'


6.'“I'hated'them'as'bitterly'and'as'contemptuously'as'Dally'Winston'hated”'(115).'I'think'contemptuously'means:'______________________________________________________________________________________'


7.'“It'was'the'reward'of'two'hours'of'walking'aimlessly'around'a'hardware'store'to'divert'suspicion”'(125).'

I'think'divert'means:'__________________________________________________________________________________________________'


8.'“‘All'right,’'TwoSBit'said'reluctantly.''‘But,'Darry’ll'kill'me'if'you’re'really'sick'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''and'go'ahead'and'Gight'anyway”'(126).'

I'think'reluctantly'means:'_________________________________________________________________'

Actual'deGinition:'___________________________________________________________________________________

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1. “Then'I'hurried'to'take'a'shower'and'change'clothes.''Me'and'Soda'and'Darry'always'got'spruced'up'before'a'rumble”'(131).'

I'think'spruced'means:'________________________________________________________________________________________________'


2.'“‘I'don’t'know'if'you'ought'to'be'in'this'rumble,'Pony,’'Darry'said'slowly.''Oh'no,'I'thought'in'mortal'fear,'I’ve'got'to'be'in'it.''Right'then,'the'most'important'thing'in'my'life'was'helping'us'whip'the'Socs”'(134).'

I'think'mortal'means:'__________________________________________________________________________________________________'


3."“We'stood'there'clenching'our'teeth'and'grimacing,'with'sweat'pouring'down'our'faces”'(134).'I'think'grimacing'means:'______________________________________________________________________________________________'


4.'“‘Curly’s'in'the'reformatory'for'the'next'six'months,’'Tim'grinned'ruefully,'probably'thinking'of'his'roughneck'hardSheaded'brother”'(139).''

I'think'ruefully'means:'________________________________________________________________________________________________'


5.'“One'of'the'Brumly'guys'waved'me'over.''We'mostly'stuck'with'our'own'outGits,'so'I'was'a'little'leery”'(139).”'

I'think'leery'means:'____________________________________________________________________________________________________'


6.'“He'was'very'still'for'a'moment'and'I'thought'in'agony:'He’s'dead'already.''We’re'too'late”'(148).'I'think'agony'means:'___________________________________________________________________________________________________'


7.'“Dally'had'taken'the'car'and'I'started'the'long'walk'home'in'a'stupor.''Johnny'was'dead”'(150).'I'think'stupor'means:'__________________________________________________________________________________________________'


8.'“‘Today’s'Tuesday,'and'you’ve'been'asleep'and'delirious'since'Saturday'night.''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Don’t'you'remember?”'(157)'

I'think'delirious'means:'__________________________________________________________________'

Actual'deGinition:'_____________________________________________________________________________________

1. “Did'he'have'a'kid'brother'who'idolized'him?”'(162).'

I'think'idolized'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________________'


2.'“If'the'judge'decides'Darry'isn’t'a'good'guardian'or'something,'I’m'liable'to'get'stuck'in'a'home'somewhere”'(165).''

I'think'liable'means:'___________________________________________________________________________________________________'


3."“Randy'shook'his'head...‘You'almost'drowned...Bob'scared'[Johnny]'into'doing'it.''I'saw'it’.''I'was'bewildered”'(165).'

I'think'bewildered'means:'_____________________________________________________________________________________________'


4.'“Darry'said'‘Yes,'sir,’'looking'straight'at'the'judge,'not'Glinching”'(168).''I'think'Glinching'means:'________________________________________________________________________________________________'


5.'“Then'he'said'I'was'acquitted'and'the'whole'case'was'closed”'(168).''I'think'acquitted'means:'_______________________________________________________________________________________________'


6.'“I'used'to'make'A’s'in'English,'mostly'because'my'teacher'made'us'do'compositions'all'the'time.''I'mean,'I'know'I'don’t'know'good'English...,'but'I'can'write'it'good'when'I'try”'(169).'

I'think'compositions'means:'__________________________________________________________________________________________'


7.'“I'was'sitting'on'the'fender'of'Steve’s'car,'smoking'and'drinking'a'Pepsi”'(170).''I'think'fender'means:'_________________________________________________________________________________________________'


8.'“‘Taking'into'consideration'the'circumstances’'SS'brother,'was'that'ever'a'way'to'tell'me'he'knew'I'was'gooGing'up'because'I’d'been'in'a'lot'of'trouble.''At'least'that'was'a'roundabout'way'of'putting'it”'(170).'

I'think'roundabout'means:'_______________________________________________________________'

Actual'deGinition:'__________________________________________________________________________

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