Outsiders

Front 1

Asset

Back 1

An advantage or source of strength

Newspaper editorials sometimes portrayed the Socs as an asset to society and at other times as a disgrace.

Front 2

Unfathomable

Back 2

not capable of being understood or grasped

Along with fights and blondes, Two-Bit liked school for some unfathomable reason.

Front 3

Rivalry

Back 3

a continued striving for advantage over another

There were other gangs around Pony's part of town, but there was no gang rivalry in the Southwest.

Front 4

Gingerly

Back 4

cautiously

Ponyboy rubbed his cheek gingerly where the Socs had hit him.

Front 5

Sagely

Back 5

wisely; knowingly

Steve commented sagely when you asked him about cars; they were his specialty.

Front 6

Roguishly

Back 6

in a mischievous way

Dallas grinned roguishly when he provoked the girls to anger by talking dirty.

Front 7

Incredulous

Back 7

not ready to believe; doubting

Cherry gave Dally an incredulous look when he had the nerve to boldly sit down beside her.

Front 8

Nonchantly

Back 8

in a casual and unenthusiastic manner

When the girls invited Pony and Johnny to join them, Pony acted nonchantly, trying to hide his excitement.

Front 9

Abiding

Back 9

obeying

The Curtis boys were law-abiding partly because they knew they would be separated if they were arrested.

Front 10

Digested

Back 10

thought over; absorbed

In a daze, Pony slowly digested the fact that the running figures were members of his gang.