Ch. 2 Vocabulary
Add these words and sentences to your Outsiders vocabulary.
Guess the meaning based on the context clues.
5. roguishly (pg. 22)
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adv. mischievously; up
to no good
Sentence: Dally grinned roguishly. “I’m never nice.”
Guess:
6. incredulous (pg. 24) adj. disbelieving
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Sentence: Cherry gave him an incredulous look; and
then she threw her coke in his face.
Guess:
adv. coolly; casually;
7. nonchalantly (pg. 25) without care
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Sentence: "Okay," I said nonchalantly, "might as
well.“
Guess:
Vocabulary Practice
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For each of your vocabulary words, do
ONE of the following:
◦ Write a creative sentence using the word
◦ Create a word web with five word
associations
◦ Draw an illustration to represent the meaning
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Words (7 total):
Incredulous, nonchalantly, unfathomable,
acquired, roguishly, gingerly, sagely
Ch. 3 Vocabulary
gallantly (37) adv. courageously; heroically
Sentence: Two-Bit gallantly offered to walk the girls
home.
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9. ornery (39) adj. cranky; grouchy; cantankerous
 Sentence: Soda's horse, Mickey Mouse,
was ornery and mean to the other horses.
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adv. submissively; with surrender;
10. resignedly (44)
in an “I give up” kind of way
 Sentence: "Well," Cherry said resignedly, "they've
spotted us."
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8.
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Characterization in The Outsiders
EXPLICIT
IMPLICIT
Ponyboy:
Ponyboy:
Darry:
Darry:
Sodapop:
Sodapop:
Johnny:
Johnny: