The Outsiders Vocab

1. The Outsiders
Vocabulary
by Rosa Won, 8B

2. Madras
•A strong, fine-textured cotton fabric,
typically patterned with colorful stripes or
checks.
•When I had to go to the ball, I wore the
madras.

3. Cowlick
•A lock of hair that grows in a direction
different from the rest and that resists
being combed flat.
•I have a cowlick on back of my head; it’s
very annoying when it comes to combing.

4. Unfathomable
•It cannot be understood or explained;
incomprehensible.
•For some unfathomable reason, she looked
shocked.

5. Savvy
•know or understand.
•She would savvy what to do for her
project.

6. Aloof
•Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and
distant.
•I am staying aloof from getting involved
with the conflicts.

7. Impersonally
•Not influenced by, showing, or involving
personal feelings.
•I made my sister go to the jail impersonally.

8. Ornery
•Bad tempered and combative.
•She is very ornery; she shouts all the time.

9. Resignedly
•Voluntarily leave a job or other position.
•Resignedly, I had a farewell party with my
friends.

10. Ruefully
•Expressing sorrow or regret.
•She smiled ruefully when she heard about
her grades.

11. Hermit
•A person living in solitude as a religious
discipline.
•He is a hermit because he did something
wrong to the church.

12. Premonition
•A strong feeling that something is about to
happen. (Usually something unpleasant)
•When I saw the black cat, I had a
premonition that I would fail the test.

13. Reluctantly
•Unwilling and hesitant.
•Reluctantly, I stopped the important
meeting because everyone seemed so tired.

14. Sullen
•Gloomy
•I became sullen when I found out that it
was raining.

15. Eluded
•Evade or escape from, typically in a skillful
or cunning way.
•He tried to elude from the prison.

16. Imploringly
•Beg someone earnestly or desperately to
do something.
•Imploringly, I talked to my friend because I
needed money.

17. Gallant
•Brave; heroic
•He tried so hard to look gallant in front of
the girls.

18. Indignant
•Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at
what is perceived as unfair treatment
•I felt indignant toward my sister because
she didn’t help me with my homework.

19. Testify
•Give evidence as a witness in a law court.
•I testified against my friend in the court
because I had to survive.

20. Jolt
•Push or shake abruptly and roughly.
•I jolted real hard when she poked me.

21. Keeled
•The longitudinal structure along the
centerline at the bottom of a vessel’s hull,
on which the rest of the hull is built, in
some vessels extended downward as a
blade or ridge to increase stability.
•There was keeled structure to make the
blade more stable.

22. Inhalation
•The action of inhaling or breathing in.
•The inhalation made me choke.

23. Hysterics
•A wildly emotional and exaggerated
reaction.
•The guests in the TV show laughed with
hysterics.

24. Mimicking
•Imitate, typically in order to entertain or
ridicule.
•I was mimicking my friend’s voice when she
was saying things in a funny way.

25. Radiates
•Emit in the form of rays or waves.
•The heat radiated energy from the sun.

26. Mourning
•Feel or show deep sorrow or regret for.
•She was mourning when she failed on her
test.

27. Aghast
•Filled with horror or shock.
•I was aghast when I did something wrong.

28. Exploits
•Make full use of and derive benefit from.
•I exploited the machine to invent new
things.

29. Faltered
•Start to lose strength and momentum.
•He faltered when dumping his girlfriend.

30. Resemblance
•The state of resembling or being alike.
•I hear that I look resemblance to my sister.

31. Divert
•Cause to change course or turn from one
direction to another.
•I diverted the direction when I found out
that I was going in a wrong way.

32. Clenching
•Close into a tight ball, esp. when feeling
extreme anger.
•He clenched his hands when I found out
that she was cheating on him.

33. Grimacing
•An ugly, twisted expression on a person’s
face.
•I was grimacing when I saw the gangs
fighting.

34. Underprivileged
•Not enjoying the same standard of living or
rights as the majority of people in a society.
•She is underprivileged because she is
mentally challenged.

35. Conformity
•Compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
•She was in conformity to the laws because
she didn’t want to get into any troubles.

36. Contempt
•The feeling that a person or a thing is
beneath consideration, worthless, or
deserving scorn.
•He showed contempt when he knew that
he was better than everyone else.

37. Escort
•A person, vehicle, ship, or aircraft, or a
group of these, accompanying another for
protection, security, etc.
•He escorted me to the airport because he
is my slave.

38. Convinced
•Cause to believe firmly in the truth of
something.
•I was convinced of the fact that Bigbang’s
songs are the best.

39. Delirious
•In an acutely disturbed state of mind
resulting from illness or intoxication and
characterized by restlessness, illusions, etc.
•She felt delirious because of her sickness.

40. Indignantly
•Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at
what is perceived as unfair treatment.
•Indignantly, I yelled at her because of her
unfair treatment toward me.

41. Circumstances
•A fact or condition connected with or
relevant to an event or action.
•According to the circumstance, you have to
follow the rules.

42. Acquitted
•Free from a criminal charge by a verdict of
not guilty.
•I was acquitted from the discipline when I
explained what really happened to the
teacher.