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The Outsiders ch 3
Vocabulary for ch 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gallantly | in a charmingly attentive and chivalrous manner |
| aloofness | cool and distant |
| impersonally | not involving one's own feelings |
| ornery | bad-tempered |
| elite | superior abilities or qualities to the rest |
| dumbfounded | greatly astonish or amaze |
| bleak | without hope or encouragement; depressing |
| cunning | showing skill in achieving a goal using deceit |
| resignedly | having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about |
| reeling | lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently |