the outsiders Flashcards
rarely
He’s always happy-go-lucky and grinning while darry’s hard and firm and rarely grins at all.
on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom
They would rarely ever get mad at each other.
content
I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys with green eyes but I have to be content with what I have.
satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.
She was content with what she had because she knew to not take things for granted
Loned
so I loned it.
standing by itself or apart; isolated:
She was sad so she loned it all day.
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 disgrace one day and an asset to society the next.
a useful and desirable thing or quality
They were an asset to society
Slouched
“I automatically hitched my thumbs in my jeans and slouched, wondering if I could get away if I made a break for it”
to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
He slouched over to try and look cool.
Madras
“Lying beside Soda, staring at the wall, I kept remembering the faces of the Socs as they surrounded me, that blue madras shirt the blond was wearing, and I could still hear a thick voice: “Need a haircut, greaser?”
-a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
They were all wearing a madras.
Cowlick
“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”
-a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.
She had a cowlick that made her hair look messed up
Quivering
“My breath was coming in quivering sobs.”
to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.
They were quivering from how scared they were.
Complicated
“Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls”
composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
Sarcasm
“Sure,” I said, trying for Soda’s sake to keep the sarcasm out of my voice.”
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.
They used harsh sarcasm with there little brother.
Incredulous
“She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face.”
indicating or showing unbelief: an incredulous smile.
They gave an incredulous speech.
Nonchalantly
“Okay,” I said nonchalantly, “might as well.”
coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
They were always nonchalantly about what they did.
sophisticated
“We’re sophisticated—cool to the point of not feeling anything.
altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of a journalist.
They were very sophisticated people for being raised by people who aren’t very sophisticated.
Elite
“And,” Two-Bit added grimly, “a few other of the socially elite checkered-shirt set.”
( often used with a plural verb ) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
Resignedly
“Well,” Cherry said resignedly, “they’ve spotted us.”
submissive or acquiescent.
She said a lot of things very resignedly
