a thief or a gangster

Wearing  Dally's leather jacket, and his hair slicked back, Ponyboy hoped that he looked the part of a street thug.

the quality of being unconcerned or distant

Because of Cherry and Marcia's usual aloofness, Ponyboy was shocked when the girls actually wanted to talk with him.

a natural instinctive tendency to act so as to save one's own existance

Ponyboy felt that for his own self-preservation, he might have to fight with the Socs.  So, he broke a beer bottle to use as a weapon.

overall quality or character as judged by people in general

Dallas Winston had a reputation for being a tough juvenile delinquent, but Johnny only knew him as his protector.

hesitated or stumbled in speaking

Johnny stammered whenever he talked about the attack he suffered at the hands of Bob Randle.

fearful

Jordan's expression was apprehensive as she slowly opened the letter from her first-choice college.

to the very limit

(also the end of a knife or sword blade where the handle connects)

The pirate stabbed the man all the way to the hilt of his dagger.

a tiny, bright flash of light

It was the glint of sunlight flashing off the lost hiker's sunglasses that we first noticed when we were searching for him.

an institution to which young offenders are sent to retrain them in hopes of getting improved behavior

Johnny was worried that the social worker would take him from his home and send him to a reformatory.

walking unsteadily

After being badly beaten by the Socs, Ponyboy was reeling and almost fell to the ground.

with bravery and glory

The Purple Heart is a military medal given to soldiers who havebeen injured as they fought gallantly.

in a continuous, never-stopping manner

The Earth continues unceasingly in its revolution around the sun.

in a manner showing disrespect

The wealthy Socs looked contemptuously on the poorer Greasers.

covered or clothed

Ponyboy was freezing, since he was clad only in jeans and a tee shirt.

a previous notice or forewarning

Madam Laura said that she had a premonition that an earthquake would happen at exactly four o'clock on Thursday.

willingness to fight

Johnnycake showed his defiance of the Socs by getting a knife to defend himself and be ready for the next time they might attack him.

a variation of pool played with twenty-one balls

Our church has a recreation center where teens enjoy playing snooker on Saturdays.

struck lightly with a quick, sharp motion

When the bee lit on my arm, I quickly flicked it off, before it could sting me!

showing suppressed anger or hate

Dally had a smoldering hatred of the Socs group.

in a cold and uncaring manner

The nurse took the patient's temperature inpersonally, much like a mechanic working on a car.

drunk

The boys sometimes gathered at Ponyboy's house and drank until they were all quite pickled.

looked at with anger

Bob glared at Cherry Valance when he saw that she was talking with some boys from the Greasers gang.