The Outsiders Chapter 1

LouRae D. (United States of America)
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  1. hot
    very good; often used in the negative
    Greasers can't walk alone too much or they'll get jumped, or someone will come by and scream "Greaser!" at them, which doesn't make you feel too hot, if you know what I mean.
  2. social
    relating to or belonging to high society
    I'm not sure how you spell it, but it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids.
  3. editorial
    an article giving opinions or perspectives
    Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next.
  4. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
    Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next.
  5. clammy
    unpleasantly cool and humid
    I could feel my palms getting clammy and the perspiration running down my back.
  6. cowlick
    a tuft of hair in a different direction from the rest
    He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and a slight cowlick in the back--- just like Dad's--- but Darry's eyes are his own.
  7. lope
    run easily
    Sodapop came loping back.
  8. blaze
    shine brightly and intensively
    His eyes are dark brown--- lively, dancing, recklessly laughing eyes that can be gentle and sympathetic one moment and blazing with anger the next.
  9. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
    I drew a quivering breath and quit crying.
  10. tacky
    tastelessly showy
    He was tacky, smart, and Soda's best buddy since grade school.
  11. unfathomable
    impossible to come to understand
    He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.
  12. nape
    the back side of the neck
    His hair was almost white it was so blond, and he didn't like haircuts, or hair oil either, so it fell over his forehead in wisps and kicked out in the back in tufts and curled behind his ears and along the nape of his neck.
  13. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
    I touched my cheek gingerly.
  14. savvy
    get the meaning of something
    Savvy?"
  15. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
    "Sure," I said, trying for Soda's sake to keep the sarcasm out of my voice.
Created on Mon Jul 22 13:58:28 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Jul 22 15:13:48 EDT 2013)

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