Unit 2: Selection Vocabulary 3

This list covers The Outsiders, "Slam, Dunk, & Hook," and "Abuela Invents the Zero."
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  1. command
    an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
    “There was a whole bunch of them,” Johnny went on, swallowing, ignoring Soda’s command.
  2. rebellious
    resisting control or authority
    Living in those conditions might have turned someone else rebellious and bitter; it was killing Johnny.
  3. digest
    arrange and integrate in the mind
    I digested that. It was true.
  4. gallantly
    in a heroic or brave manner
    After the movie was over it suddenly came to us that Cherry and Marcia didn't have a way to get home. Two-Bit gallantly offered to walk them home—the west side of town was only about twenty miles away—but they wanted to call their parents and have them come and get them.
  5. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
    We’re sophisticated—cool to the point of not feeling anything.
  6. insignia
    a distinguishing mark or symbol
    Fast breaks. Lay ups. With Mercury's
    Insignia on our sneakers,
    We outmaneuvered to footwork
    Of bad angels.
  7. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
    In the roundhouse
    Labyrinth our bodies
    Created, we could almost
    Last forever, poised in midair
    Like storybook sea monsters.
  8. poised
    marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
    In the roundhouse
    Labyrinth our bodies
    Created, we could almost
    Last forever, poised in midair
    Like storybook sea monsters.
  9. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
    Lanky, all hands
    & feet...sprung rhythm.
  10. metaphysical
    without material form or substance
    We were metaphysical when girls
    Cheered on the sidelines.
  11. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
    Needless to say, we come to a compromise very quickly.
  12. obligation
    the social force that binds you to a course of action
    It’s a holy day of obligation and everyone I ever met is there.
  13. periscope
    an instrument providing a view of an obstructed field
    But the next time I look up, I see a black coat dragging around and around the church, stopping here and there so a little gray head can peek out like a periscope on a submarine.
  14. senile
    mentally or physically infirm with age
    I just know that on Monday my friends, and my enemies, in the barrio will have a lot of senile -grandmother jokes to tell in front of me.
  15. sentence
    a judgment in a criminal case imposing punishment
    Then Abuela points her finger at me like a judge passing a sentence on a criminal.
Created on Fri Nov 13 08:35:35 EST 2020 (updated Tue Feb 02 10:32:24 EST 2021)

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