| A | B |
|---|
| gingerly | doing something vey cautiously |
| incredulous | skeptical, disbelieving |
| nonchalantly | giving an effect of causually concerned |
| rarities | things that are rare |
| roguishly | dishonestly |
| sagely | to do with wisdom |
| synpathetic | to act with understanding or affection during a time of sadness |
| unfathomable | that which cannot be fully understood or measured |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or fear |
| contemptuously | hatefully |
| gallantly | majestically, stately, chivalry, attentive to women, courteously |
| premonition | a feeling that something is about to happen |
| quavered | tremble or shake |
| resignedly | submission, accept without protest |
| ruefully | showing sorrow or regret |
| unceasingly | without end, continuous |
| aghast | filled with fear shock or amazement |
| apparently | easily seen or understood; plainly visible;evident |
| doggedly | not yeilding; stubborn; persevering |
| conviction | the act of finding or proving guilty of a criminal charge |
| eluded | to be beyond memory or understanding of |
| hue | one part of a spectrum; a color or shade |
| imploringly | to plead with ask earnestly; beg |
| indignant | angerd by something unfair, cruel, or evil |
| subside | to sink to a lower level, especially to the usual or normal level |
| sullenly | withdrawn or gloomy because of bad humor or anger; sulky, morose |
| wistfully | sadly longing; yearning |
| Ponyboy | dreamy, 14 yrs. old |
| Johnny | scared, jumpy, 16 yrs. old |
| Soda | dropout, 16, movie-star like |
| Steve | worked at a gas station, Soda's best frien |
| Two-Bit | humorous, 18, junior in highschool |
| Darry | works a lot, muscular, head of family |
| Dally | tough, mean, criminal |
| Cherry | soc, red hair, cheerleader |
| Marcia | Randy's girlfriend |
| Randy | Soc, Marcia's boyfriend |
| Bob | Cherry's boyfriend, killed by Johnny |
| awed | great wonder combined with fear or reverence |
| debating | to argue about or discuss, as at public meeting |
| grimacing | a twisting of the face, showing pain, disgust or displeasure |
| leery | suspicious; wary |
| mock | to imitate or mimic jokingly or rudely |
| acquitted | setting free from a criminal charge; declare not quilty |
| delirious | temporarily out of one's mind |
| idolized | to have great love or admiration for |
| stupor | partly conscience condition; lessening of the power to feel |
| vaguely | not definite or clearly expressed |
| veered | to change in direction or course |
