The Outsiders Vocabulary

Chapter 4

Smoldering

O(V.) burning slowly with smoke and usually without flame

Haze

O(N) fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency in the air

Unceasingly

O(Adv.) without ceasing or stopping; continuously

Hilt

O(Adv.) to the maximum extent or degree; completely; fully

Towheaded

O(Adj.) having white-blond hair color

Contemptuously

O(Adv.) in a manner of mean feelings or showing a lack of respect or concern

Loot

O(N.) something stolen or taken by force

Crouched

O(V.) stooped or bent low with the arms and legs close to the body

Slouching

O(V.) walking, sitting, or standing with an awkward stooping of head and shoulders

Hermits

Opeople who have withdrawn from society and live a solitary existence; recluses