The Outsiders Vocabulary Chapters 1-3

The Outsiders

Vocabulary Chapters 1-3

Disgrace

Ex: If you can't fight, you're a disgrace to us!

Disgrace

Def: A state of dishonor

Madras

Ex: To fit in, you must wear madras designed shirts or dresses.

Madras

Def: A light patterned cotton cloth

Muttered

Ex: Stop muttering under your breath! Say it to my face!

Muttered

Def: Said very quietly, under your breath

Cowlick

Ex: He greased his hair back but one cowlick curled forward over his forehead.

Cowlick

Def: A tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.

Reckless

Ex: We were a reckless gang of boys wondering the streets looking for trouble.

Reckless

Def: Without responsibility; careless

Bawl

Ex: That movie made us bawl! It was difficult to watch.

Bawl

Def: To cry

Unfathomable

Ex: It was unfathomable to see that rich girl "Soc" talking to that Greaser!

Unfathomable

Def: Impossible to understand

Savvy

Ex: Are you a savvy fighter?

Savvy

Def: A slang word for understand

Roguishly

Ex: The roguishly teen was up to no good.

Roguishly

Def: Dangerous character; mischievous character

Winced

Ex: I winced after seeing my friend get the needle in her arm.

Winced

Def: To draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.

Multiple Choice

Ajax saw himself ________and in a fit of furious anger he determined to kill Agamemnon and Menelaus.

• savvy

• winced

• disgraced

• unfathomable

Multiple Choice

Lots of them with feathers and faux furs, deconstructed into parts and twisted mixed and matched and also ______for men and women; leopard and contrasting linings thrown in.

• cowlick

• madras

• reckless

• roguishly

Multiple Choice

A circle of light broke over Emily, who ______and shaded her eyes with one hand.

• winced

• reckless

• disgraced

• muttered

Multiple Choice

Immediately George and Florah _____ and ran into the bedroom to hide.

• savvy

• disgraced

• roguishly

• bawled

Multiple Choice

In Downsizing, the Austrian actor plays a __________corrupt Serbian wheeler-dealer – and the answer is, yes, his character is intensely cartoony.

• winced

• roguishly

• savvy

• unfathomable

Multiple Choice

When black blood was money, the _______ businessman knew to open the vein.

• savvy

• reckless

• roguishly

• cowlick

Poll

Best Synonym for Savvy

• rough

• blunt

• unclever

• dull

• brainy

Poll

Best Synonym for Roguishly

• angel

• martyr

• loved one

• crook

Open Ended

When does a person feel disgraced?

Open Ended

What is unfathomable to you?

Open Ended

When do you act roguishly?

Poll

Best antonym for Reckless

• thoughtless

• cautious

• daring

• ill-advised

Poll

Best antonym for Bawl

• quiet

• cry

• shout

• screech

Multiple Choice

Is a fool savvy?

• Yes

• No