Name: The Outsiders Vocabulary Week 2

Name: ______________________________ The Outsiders Vocabulary Week 2 1. Aloofness: (n.) Indifference by personal withdrawl.

Creating an emotional distance between two things. Not caring. 2. Apprehensive: (adj.) 1. Anxious or fearful about the

future, uneasy. 3. Asset: (n.) A useful or valuable quality, person, or

thing. An advantage or a resource. 4. Contemptuously: (adv.) Manifesting or feeling angry.

Scornful. 5. Defiance: (n.) The act or example of defying or

resisting force or authority. Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude. Readiness to resist. 6. Ember: (n.) A small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as

in a dying fire. 7. Incredulous: (adj.) Skeptical, unsure, or disbelieving. 8. Premonition: (n.) A foreshadowing of the future. A

feeling that something is going to happen. A warning in advance. 9. Rivalry: (n.) The act of competing or engaging in conflict. 10. Roguishly: (adv.) Deceitful. Playfully mischievous.