Ch. 1 Vocab. Flashcards
Loned
Went by oneself, went alone, solo
“For a while there, I thought I was the only person in the world that did. So I loned it.”
Rarely
Uncommon, infrequent
“My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in back and long at the front and sides, but I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut.”
Asset
Worth, of value
“For a while there, I thought I was the only person in the world that did. So I loned it.”
Slouched
To sit or stand in a drooping (over) manner
“Two-Bit took a long drag on his cigarette, Johnny slouched and hooked his thumbs in his pockets, and I stiffened”
Madras
Cotton fabric shirt, usually bright colored
“One had on a white shirt and a madras ski jacket, and the other a light-yellow shirt and a wine-colored sweater.”
Cowlick
Tuft of hair growing in a different direction
“He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and a slight cowlick in the back—just like Dad’s—but Darry’s eyes are his own.”
Quivering
Trembling, shaking, tremulous
“I’m just a little spooked, that’s all.” I drew a quivering breath and quit crying.”
Complicated
Involved, complex, hard to understand
“Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls”
Sarcasm
A bitter cutting jest, cutting remark
“Sure,” I said, trying for Soda’s sake to keep the sarcasm out of my voice.”
Incredulous
Unbelieving
“She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face.”
Nonchalantly
Indifferently, no matter which way its done
Sophisticated
Cultured, worldly
Elite
A select body, the best, top of the top
Resignedly
Giving up and accepting the future
Unceasingly
Continous, not ceasing, not stopping
