The Outsiders Vocabulary

What does INFATHOMABLE mean?

• give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress

• (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm

• incapable of being fully explored or understood

• cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions

What does GRIM mean?

• seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling

• forbidding or unviting

• in a manner that shows tenacity and persistence

• making an emotional appeal

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does premonition mean?

• the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn

• a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

• extreme physical or mental suffering

• a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does STRICKEN mean?

• seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling

• in a manner that shows tenacity and persistence

• in a careful or cautious manner

• (of a person or their behavior) brave; heroic

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What would be an example of GALLANT behavior?

• Running to the store to buy the last rolls of toilet paper

• Offering to share the last rolls of toilet paper with someone

• Complaining that there is not enough toilet paper in the world

• Offering to sell your extra toilet paper on eBay

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following would be an example of treating someone with CONTEMPT?

• Being an ally to someone who has been insulted or bullied

• Expressing frustration when you don't understand a concept

• Pretending you don't remember someone's name even though you do

• Yelling at your sibling when they go into your stuff

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When might you be LEERY?

• If you were a child, and it was your birthday

• If you were a dog, and it was time for your morning walk

• If you were a police officer, and you were sleeping

• If you were a mouse, and you were cornered by a cat

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When might you feel GRIM?

• When you have waffles for breakfast

• When you receive a faling grade on a test

• When you score the winning shot

• When your parents say yes, you can have a dog!

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of these professions would need someone to act GINGERLY?

• bomb handler

• brain surgeon

• forensic scientist

• Uber driver

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following might be UNFATHOMABLE?

• the depths of the human heart

• the depths of the universe

• the depths of your swimming pool

• the textbook on advanced calculus

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4