1. The Outsiders
Vocabulary
Chapter 3

2. gallantly
O Adverb of the word gallant which
means: Courteously attentive especially to
women; chivalrous.
O Flirtatious.
O Two-Bit gallantly
O walked the ladies
O home so they
would be safe.

3. Sophisticated
O (Adj) Having acquired worldly
knowledge or refinement; very
complex or complicated

4. winced
Past participle tense of the verb “wince.”
O Give a slight involuntary grimace or
shrinking movement of the body out of
pain or distress
O Sentence: The sound of fingernails
scratching the chalk board makes me
wince in pain.

5. Aloofness
O (adv.): at a distance, esp. in
feeling or interest.

6. Impersonally
O (Adj.): not
personal; without
reference or
connection to a
particular person

7. Buckskin
O (n) Buckskin is a hair coat color
of horses; referring to a color that
resembles certain shades of
tanned deerskin.

8. Ornery
O (Adj.): ugly and unpleasant in
disposition or temper

9. Resignedly
O (Adv): submissive or
acquiescent.
O Willingly accepting something
without protesting.

10. Soused
O (v) slang - to make intoxicated

11. dumbfounded
O Past participle tense of the verb
dumbfound,
O Greatly astonish or amaze.
O Sentence: They were dumbfounded by
the foolish words he said.