The Outsiders Vocabulary

Chapter 2

Fuzz

O(n.) Slang term for the policeOPage 20

Hastily

O(adj) in haste; hurriedly OPage 21

Roguishly

O(adv) acting in a mischievous manner

OPage 22

Incredulous

O(adj) unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true; skeptical

OPage 24

Nonchalantly

O(adv.) in a composed and unconcerned manner

OPage 25

Shanghai

O(v.) to put by force or threat of force into; to put by trickery into an undesirable position

OPage 28

Incidentally

O(adv) apart or aside from the main subject of attention or discussion

OPage 28

Heaters

O(n.) slang for a handgun OPage 28

Stricken

O(adj) deeply affected, as with grief, fear, or other emotions.

OPage 31

Vaguely

O(adv) not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms

OPage 31