Name The Outsiders Vocabulary

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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Vocabulary

Sentence in book: Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next.

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2. Unfathomable (fathom) (p.12 or 10)definition: Sentence in book: He like fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school. New Sentence:

3. Sagely (sage) (p.14 or 12)definition: Sentence in book: Two-Bit nodded sagely. New sentence:

4. Savvy (p.19 or 17)definition: Sentence in book: It's just because you're the baby----I mean, he loves you a lot. Savvy? (used as slang in this sentence) New sentence:

5. Roguishly (rogue) (p.22 or 21))definition: Sentence in book: Dally grinned roguishly. "I'm never nice." New sentence:

6. Nonchalantly (p.25)definition:

Sentence in book: "Okay," I said nonchalantly, "might as well."

New sentence: 7. Ornery: (p.37, also 109/124) definition:

Sentence in book: "Mickey Mouse was a dark-gold buckskin, sassy and ornery." "Dally was his usual mean, ornery self." New Sentence: 8. Elite (p.38 or 41))definition: Sentence in book: "And," Two-Bit added grimly, "a few other of the socially elite checkeredshirt set." New sentence: 9. Soused (souse) (p.43or 46) definition: Sentence in book: "I must have been outa my mind to ask for it. I think I'm a little soused." (used as slang in this sentence) New sentence: 10. Contemptuously (contempt) (p. 54 or 59)definition: Sentence in book: "Oh shoot kid--Dally glanced contemptuously....." New sentence:

11. Premonition (p.60 or 67)definition: Sentence in book: But this church gave me a kind of creepy feeling. What do you call it? Premonition?

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12. Imploringly (implore) (p.64 or 72)definition: Sentence in book: I looked at Johnny imploringly. New sentence: 13. Gallant (p. 67 or 76, also p.134 or 158)definition: Sentence in book: "I bet they were cool old guys,' he said, his eyes glowing, after I had read the part about them riding into sure death because they were gallant. New sentence:

14. Radiates (p.90 or 101)definition:

Sentence in book: The reporters stared at him admiringly; I told you he looks like a movie star, he kind of radiates.

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15. Drawled (drawl) (p.93 or 105/106)definition: Sentence in book: Two-Bit's mother warned us about burglars, but Darry, flexing his muscles so that they bulged like oversized baseballs, drawled that he wasn't afraid of any burglars, ..... (used as a verb here, you could also use it as a noun, for example, someone might have a `Southern drawl') New sentence:

16. Leery (p. 122 or 139)definition:

Sentence in book: We mostly stuck with our own outfits, so I was a little leery of going over to him, but I shrugged.

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17. Menace (p. 119 or 136) definition:

Sentence in book: I am a menace to society. New Sentence:

18. Taut (p.124 or 142)definition: Sentence in book: He stood there, tall, broad-shouldered, his muscles taut under his T-shirt and his eyes glittering like ice. New Sentence:

19. Acquitted (p.146 or 168) definition: Sentence in book: Then he said I was acquitted and the whole case was closed.\ New Sentence:

20. Vast (p.155 or 179) definition: Sentence in book: It was too vast a problem to be just a personal thing. New Sentence:

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