1. The Outsiders
Vocabulary
Chapter 4

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

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

4. Unceasingly
O (Adv.) without ceasing or stopping;
continuously

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

6. Towheaded
O (Adj.) having white-blond hair color

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

8. Loot
O (N.) something stolen or taken by
force

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

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

11. Hermits
O people who have withdrawn from
society and live a solitary existence;
recluses