The Outsiders - Chapters 7-9 - Vocabulary Review

Imitating or copying action, speech, etc

• Mimicking

• Stifled

• Faltered

• Drawled

Without hope or encouragement; depressing

• Grimacing

• Bleak

• Mortal

• Drawled

Struck with overwhelming shock or amazement

• Menace

• Mimicking

• Aghast

• Bleak

The condition of being superior or better than

• Mortal

• Faltered

• Grimacing

• Superiority

Spoke unsteadily; stammered

• Aghast

• Mimicking

• Bleak

• Faltered

A soft, southern voice drawled behind her, "Bless your heart, you don't know the truth."

• Spoke with lengthened or drawn-out words

• Brilliant or heroic acts or deeds; adventures

• Showing persistent effort; inflexibly; stubbornly; tenaciously

• Warmly; lovingly; fondly

The criminal was considered a menace to society and would not be released from prison.

• Projects or glows with cheerfulness, joy, goodwill, etc.

• A person whose actions or ideas are considered harmful or dangerous

• Perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one's own mind

  recurring

• Brilliant or heroic acts or deeds; adventures

The student stifled a laugh as they remembered a funny memory while the teacher was talking to the class.

• Intense physical or mental suffering

• Drew together; shrunk; condensed

• Suppressed; withheld

• Scorn; disgrace; dishonor; disapproval

"It hurts right there." the patient said, grimacing in pain as the Doctor felt his stomach.

• Suspicious; wary

• Acting according to social standards or practices; compliance

• showing persistent effort; inflexibly; stubbornly; tenaciously

• Making an ugly or contorted facial expression, indicating pain, disapproval, etc.

The group of explorers were in mortal danger when their ropes began to snap as they climbed the mountain.

• Severe; extreme; intense

• To distract; to turn away from

• Showing persistent effort; inflexibly; stubbornly; tenaciously

• Without the capability of taking action or feeling emotion