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The Outsiders Vocab

The Outsiders Vocab. Chapters 1-3. unfathomable (adj.). Impossible to understand; incomprehensible “He liked fights, blonds, and for some unfathomable reason, school” (10). fiery (adj.). Very angry or hot (tempered) “ Fiery , huh? Well, that’s the way I like ‘ em ” (24).

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The Outsiders Vocab

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  1. The Outsiders Vocab Chapters 1-3

  2. unfathomable (adj.) • Impossible to understand; incomprehensible • “He liked fights, blonds, and for some unfathomable reason, school” (10).

  3. fiery (adj.) • Very angry or hot (tempered) • “Fiery, huh? Well, that’s the way I like ‘em” (24).

  4. nonchalant (adj.) • Very casually; acting as if you don’t care • “Y’all sit up here with us. You can protect us.” . . . “Okay,” I said nonchalantly, “might as well.”

  5. gallant (adj.) • Considerate (esp. to women); chivalrous and gentlemanly • “Two-Bit gallantly offered to walk [Cherry and Marcia] home—the west side of town was only about twenty miles away” (37).

  6. ornery (adj.) • Bad-tempered and combative; grumpy; cantankerous • “When I was ten I thought that Mickey Mouse and Soda looked alike and were alike. Mickey Mouse was a dark-gold buckskin, sassy and ornery, not much more than a colt” (39).

  7. bleak (adj.) • Dreary; cheerless • “It’s the truth,” Johnny said with a bleak grin. “I don’t care” (46).

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