Outsiders Vocabulary Chapters 4, 5, & 6

My teeth chattered unceasingly.

Unceasingly means

• in a scary way

• constantly; without stopping

• lightly

• roughly

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Please don't mess up my hair," Ponyboy said this imploringly to Johnny. Imploringly means

• in a begging, pleading way

• sadly

• sternly

• in a mad way

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When something happens that seems really unfair, people often feel ________________.

• bewildered
• indignant
• content
• eluded

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If it had been me, or Two-Bit, or Soda or Steve, or anyone but Johnny, Dally would have flattened him without a moment's hesitation.

Which is the best synonym for hesitation in this sentence?

• longing

• Delay

• Certainty

• Resolution

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I was trying to find the poet's meaning, but it eluded me.

The best definition of eluded in this sentence is:

• Demanded

• Pursued

• Captured

• Escaped

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Soda looked back at him indignantly after he asked such a stupid question.

Soda feels _______________ in this sentence.

• Confused

• Energetic

• Strong

• Annoyed

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

He rubbed his side ruefully where he had been hit.

In this sentence, ruefully means _____________________

• with sorrow

• with happiness

• with satisfaction

• with understanding

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness

• mortal

• groggy

• ornery

• tangle

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

pull or drag with effort or force

• hauled

• scowled

• vital

• remark

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

premonition

• a wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction

• a pleading, begging manner

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

• causing or liable to cause death; fatal

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4