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1. The Outsiders Vocabulary Chapter 3

2. gallantly Adverb of the word gallant which means:   Courteously attentive especially to women; chivalrous. Flirtatious. Two-Bit gallantly w alked the ladies home so they w ould be safe.

3. Sophisticated ( Adj ) Having acquired worldly knowledge or refinement; very complex or complicated

4. winced Past participle tense of the verb “wince.” Give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress Sentence: The sound of fingernails scratching the chalk board makes me wince in pain.

5. Aloofness ( adv. ): at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest.

6. Impersonally (Adj.): not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person

7. Buckskin (n) Buckskin is a hair coat color of  horses ; referring to a color that resembles certain shades of tanned deerskin .

8. Ornery (Adj.): ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper

9. Resignedly ( Adv ): submissive or acquiescent . Willingly accepting something without protesting.

10. Soused ( v ) slang - to make intoxicated

11. dumbfounded Past participle tense of the verb dumbfound, Greatly astonish or amaze. Sentence: They were dumbfounded by the foolish words he said.