The Outsiders Vocab Sheet 2

Front 1

Sophisticated

Back 1

(adjective)
experienced in worldly ways
my mother is very sophisticated but my father is not.

Front 2

Aloofness

Back 2

(noun)
the state of being uninterested and unsympathetic
my sister is the essence of aloofness but i am very talkative

Front 3

Elite

Back 3

(adjective)
superior;top
my sister is applying to an elite college, but she may end up at community college instead

Front 4

Resignedly

Back 4

(adverb)
patiently accepting; in an unresisting way
my mother sighed resignedly and i watched TV anyway

Front 5

Ember

Back 5

(noun)
a glowing piece of wood
my father stoked the ember in the chimney, and the flame roared to the sky

Front 6

Apprehensive

Back 6

(adjective)
anxious or fearful; uneasy
i was apprehensive about the test, but i did well anyway

Front 7

Defiance

Back 7

(noun)
open, bold resistance to authority
the occupy wall street mob demonstrated defiance but the police did not arrest them

Front 8

Contemptuous

Back 8

(adjective)
scornful; despising
the lawyers contemptuous language angered the judge but she did not get thrown into jail

Front 9

Sheepish

Back 9

(adjective)
acting embarrassed or ashamed
his sheepish grin gave away his deed but the teacher did not punish him.

Front 10

Premonition

Back 10

(noun)
a feeling that something is about to occur
in her dream she had a premonition but it did not happen in real life