The Outsiders Chapters 7 - 9 Vocabulary

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menace

a person whose actions or ideas are considered harmful or dangerous

conformity

acting according to social standards or practices; compliance

exploits

brilliant or heroic acts or deeds; adventures

contracted

drew together; shrunk; condensed

mimicking

imitating or copying action, speech, etc

agony

intense physical or mental suffering

grimacing

making an ugly or contorted facial expression, indicating pain, disapproval, etc.

cocksure

perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one's own mind

radiates

projects or glows with cheerfulness, joy, goodwill, etc.

recurring

returning again to the mind; occurring again

contempt

scorn; disgrace; dishonor; disapproval

contemptuously

scornfully; showing or expressing contempt or disdain

mortal

severe; extreme; intense

doggedly

showing persistent effort; inflexibly; stubbornly; tenaciously

resemblance

similarity of appearance; likeness

faltered

spoke unsteadily; stammered

drawled

spoke with lengthened or drawn-out vowels

aghast

struck with overwhelming shock or amazement

stifled

suppressed; withheld

leery

suspicious; wary

superiority

the condition of being superior or better than

divert

to distract; to turn away from

affectionately

warmly; lovingly; fondly

bleak

without hope or encouragement; depressing

numbly

without the capability of taking action or feeling emotion


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