The Outsiders

Conditions, state of affairs

The Outsiders: “You’re failing this class right now, but taking into consideration the circumstances, if you come up with a good semester theme, I’ll pass you with a C grade.”

Example: She had every right to be angry under the circumstances

Word Origin: ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French

Synonym: Condition

Antonym: None

Citations:
“Circumstance” Dictionary, Version 1.0 Apple Computer Inc. 2005
“Circumstance Cartoon” (online) www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/for03701.jpg

a delinquent person : young delinquents.

The Outsiders: “I stared at the newspaper. On the front page of the second section was the headline: JUVENILE DELINQUENTS TURN HEROES.”

Example: The delinquents stole the toaster from the department store.

Word orgin: late 15th century. From Latin delinquent- “offending” from the verb delinquere, from de – ‘away’ + linquere ‘to leave’

Synonym: hoodlum

Antonym: good citizen

Citations

“Delinquent” Dictionary. Version 1.0.1 Apple Computer Inc. 2005

“Wanted by FBI” (online) http://cdbaby.name/d/e/delinquents.jpg (January 18, 2007)

Give a surprise or shock to (someone) in order to make them act or change

The Outsiders: “ I had thought about turning ourselves in lots of times, but apparently the whole idea was a jolt to Dallas.”

Example: Her birthday came so fast it gave us a jolt.

Word Origin: late 16th cent. of unknown origin.

Synonym: Shock
Antonym: Expected

Citations:

“Jolt.” Dictionary. Version 1.0.1, Apple Computer, Inc., 2005.

“Surprised Girl” (Online) http://www.bigstockphoto.com/thumbs/3/5/3/medium/353430.jpg (January 22, 2007)

“Thesaurus” (Online) http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/shock (January 22, 2007)

Def.- characteristic of a dishonest or unprincipled person

Chapter- 2

Where the Word was Used- “ Dally Grinned Roguishly.”

Example: The man looked at us roguishly.

Origin- French

Synonym- mischief

Antonym- honest

Citations- Answers.com (Online) http://www.answers.com/roguishly&r=67 (1/22/07)

The Biography Channel
(Online)http://www.thebiographychannel.ca/images/episodes/3941.jpg (1/22/07)

Showing contempt or scornfulness.

The Outsiders: “Oh, shoot, kid” –Dally glanced contemptuously over his shoulder – “I was in the bedroom”

Example: She spoke of him contemptuously.

Word Origin: mid 16th cent.(in the sense [despising law and order] )

Synonym: cold-shoulder
Antonym: polite

Citations:

“Thesaurus” (online) http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/contemptuous
“comtemptuously.” Dictionary. Version 1.0.1, Apple Computer, Inc., 2005.
“cartoonstock” (online) http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/ate0025l.jpg

Rueful (Adjective)
Expressing sorrow or regret, esp. when in a slightly humorous way.
The Outsiders:
Example: She gave a rueful grin.
Word Origin: Middle English (also in the sense [pitiable] )

Synonym: Regretful
Antonym: Cheerful

www.theage.com.au/articles/ 2005/01/28/1106850…

Citation:
“Ruefully.” Dictionary. Version 1.0.1, Apple computer, inc., 2005.
“Rufus rueful”(online)
www.theage.com.au/articles/ 2005/01/28/1106850…

Definition: Unwilling or unable to believe something

The Outsiders: she gave him an incredulous look; then she threw her Coke in his face.

Example: It was incredulous how the man lived after the shark attack.

Word Origin: from late 16th century Latin, the word incredulous

Synonym: Skeptical

Antonym: Believable

Citations: “Incredulous.” Dictionary. Version 1.0.1, Apple Computer, Inc., 2005.

“Incredulous” (Online) http://www.4alfalfa.com/ImagesMain/Alfalfaddendum/stillstranger01.jpg

Bad-tempered; gloomy

The Outsiders: I leaned back next to him sullenly.

Example: She was sitting there sullenly.

Word origin: Middle English (in the senses [solitary, averse to company,] and [unusual])

Synonym: sulky
Antonym: cheerful

Citations:

“Sullenly.” Dictionary. Version 1.0.1, Apple Computer, Inc., 2005.
“Mike 80” (Online) http://www.othereality.com/mike80.gif (January 22, 2007).

Indifference by personal withdrawal; “emotional distance”

The Outsiders: Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not to let their real selves show through. Page. 36

Example: The aloofness between me and my sister were not very friendly.

Word Origin- Mid 16th century

Synonyms: snobbish

Antonym: outgoing

Citations:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aloofness

(Aloofness) Dictionary. Version 1.0.1, Apple Computer, Inc., 2005

http://img.tfd.com/dict/107/085760-sulk.jpg

Force (someone) to join a ship lacking a full crew by drugging them or using other underhanded means.

The Outsiders : “We’re really Arabian slave traders and we’re thinking about shanghaiing them.”

Sentence You Made: The farmer shanghaied the cow into his pen.

Origin: ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Shanghai .

Synonym: Lure
Antonym: Repel

Citations :

(Online) http://www.unitedspongebob.com/dutchbio.jpg

“Shanghaiing.” Dictionary. Version 1.0.1, Apple Computer, Inc., 2005.
http://www.unitedspongebob.com/dutchbio.jpg