The Outsiders (Chapter 4)

Brett W.
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  1. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
    He was pretty well crocked, which made me apprehensive.
    Page 59
  2. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
    Glory, I thought with a bewildering feeling of being rushed, things are happening too quick.
    Page 65
  3. crock
    nonsense; foolish talk
    He was pretty well crocked, which made me apprehensive.
    Page 59
  4. defiance
    a hostile challenge
    Yet in his hard face there was character, pride, and a savage defiance.
    Page 59
  5. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
    "The first stop'll be Windrixville," Johnny said, laying the gun down gingerly.
    Page 62
  6. groggy
    stunned or confused and slow to react
    I was still groggy with sleep and wanted to sleep forever right there in the dew and the dawn.
    Page 63
  7. hermit
    one retired from society for religious reasons
    So we'd have to be hermits for the rest of our lives, and never see anyone but Dally.
    Page 65
  8. merrily
    in a joyous manner
    The pool was empty now in the fall, but the fountain was going merrily.
    Page 53
  9. pew
    long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
    I nearly crawled under the pews.
    Page 66
  10. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
    But this church gave me a kind of creepy feeling. What do you call it? Premonition?
    Page 67
  11. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
    "Yeah." His voice quavered slightly.
    Page 57
  12. reformatory
    correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
    If Johnny got caught, they'd give him the electric chair, and if they caught me, I'd be sent to a reformatory.
    Page 65
  13. rueful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
    He rubbed his side ruefully.
    Page 60
  14. sermon
    an address of a religious nature
    When Johnny and I went, we sat in the back, trying to get something out of the sermon and avoiding the people, because we weren't dressed so sharp most of the time.
    Page 66
  15. smolder
    burn slowly and without a flame
    Johhnycake made a kind of gasp and his eyes were smoldering.
    Page 55
  16. towhead
    a person with light blond hair
    Towheaded and shitft-eyed, Dally was anything but handsome.
    Page 59
Created on Wed Feb 22 05:08:43 EST 2012 (updated Mon Feb 27 23:14:55 EST 2012)

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