The Outsiders
Vocabulary
by Rosa Won, 8B

Madras fabric,
• A strong, fine-textured cotton
typically patterned with colorful stripes or
checks.
• When I had to go to the ball, I wore the
madras.

Cowlicka direction
• A lock of hair that grows in
different from the rest and that resists
being combed flat.
• I have a cowlick on back of my head; it’s
very annoying when it comes to combing.

Unfathomable
• It cannot be understood or explained;
incomprehensible.
• For some unfathomable reason, she looked
shocked.

Savvy
• know or understand.
• She would savvy what to do for her
project.

Aloof
• Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and
distant.
• I am staying aloof from getting involved
with the conflicts.

Impersonally
• Not influenced by, showing, or involving
personal feelings.
• I made my sister go to the jail impersonally.

Ornery
• Bad tempered and combative.
• She is very ornery; she shouts all the time.

Resignedly
• Voluntarily leave a job or other position.
• Resignedly, I had a farewell party with my
friends.

Ruefully
• Expressing sorrow or regret.
• She smiled ruefully when she heard about
her grades.

Hermit
• A person living in solitude as a religious
discipline.
• He is a hermit because he did something
wrong to the church.

Premonition
• A strong feeling that something is about to
happen. (Usually something unpleasant)
• When I saw the black cat, I had a
premonition that I would fail the test.

Reluctantly
• Unwilling and hesitant.
• Reluctantly, I stopped the important
meeting because everyone seemed so tired.

Sullen
• Gloomy
• I became sullen when I found out that it
was raining.

Eluded
• Evade or escape from, typically in a skillful
or cunning way.
• He tried to elude from the prison.

Imploringly
• Beg someone earnestly or desperately to
do something.
• Imploringly, I talked to my friend because I
needed money.

Gallant
• Brave; heroic
• He tried so hard to look gallant in front of
the girls.

Indignant
• Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at
what is perceived as unfair treatment
• I felt indignant toward my sister because
she didn’t help me with my homework.

Testify
• Give evidence as a witness in a law court.
• I testified against my friend in the court
because I had to survive.

Jolt
• Push or shake abruptly and roughly.
• I jolted real hard when she poked me.

Keeledalong the
• The longitudinal structure
centerline at the bottom of a vessel’s hull,
on which the rest of the hull is built, in
some vessels extended downward as a
blade or ridge to increase stability.
• There was keeled structure to make the
blade more stable.

Inhalation
• The action of inhaling or breathing in.
• The inhalation made me choke.

Hysterics
• A wildly emotional and exaggerated
reaction.
• The guests in the TV show laughed with
hysterics.

Mimicking
• Imitate, typically in order to entertain or
ridicule.
• I was mimicking my friend’s voice when she
was saying things in a funny way.

Radiates
• Emit in the form of rays or waves.
• The heat radiated energy from the sun.

Mourning
• Feel or show deep sorrow or regret for.
• She was mourning when she failed on her
test.

Aghast
• Filled with horror or shock.
• I was aghast when I did something wrong.

Exploits
• Make full use of and derive benefit from.
• I exploited the machine to invent new
things.

Faltered
• Start to lose strength and momentum.
• He faltered when dumping his girlfriend.

Resemblance
• The state of resembling or being alike.
• I hear that I look resemblance to my sister.

Divert
• Cause to change course or turn from one
direction to another.
• I diverted the direction when I found out
that I was going in a wrong way.

Clenching
• Close into a tight ball, esp. when feeling
extreme anger.
• He clenched his hands when I found out
that she was cheating on him.

Grimacing
• An ugly, twisted expression on a person’s
face.
• I was grimacing when I saw the gangs
fighting.

Underprivileged
• Not enjoying the same standard of living or
rights as the majority of people in a society.
• She is underprivileged because she is
mentally challenged.

Conformity
• Compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
• She was in conformity to the laws because
she didn’t want to get into any troubles.

Contempt
• The feeling that a person or a thing is
beneath consideration, worthless, or
deserving scorn.
• He showed contempt when he knew that
he was better than everyone else.

Escort
• A person, vehicle, ship, or aircraft, or a
group of these, accompanying another for
protection, security, etc.
• He escorted me to the airport because he
is my slave.

Convinced
• Cause to believe firmly in the truth of
something.
• I was convinced of the fact that Bigbang’s
songs are the best.

Delirious
• In an acutely disturbed state of mind
resulting from illness or intoxication and
characterized by restlessness, illusions, etc.
• She felt delirious because of her sickness.

Indignantly
• Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at
what is perceived as unfair treatment.
• Indignantly, I yelled at her because of her
unfair treatment toward me.

Circumstances
• A fact or condition connected with or
relevant to an event or action.
• According to the circumstance, you have to
follow the rules.

Acquitted
• Free from a criminal charge by a verdict of
not guilty.
• I was acquitted from the discipline when I
explained what really happened to the
teacher.