Outsiders chp. 3 and 4 vocab

What does the word ember mean in the following sentence: The embers flew off the campfire like fire flies in the beautiful July twilight.

• to be removed or distant from a sitution

• small burning pieces of wood

• to be scared or afraid of something

• to be better than or fancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word apprehensive mean in the following sentence: I felt very apprehensive when my teacher said we were going to have a major test tomorrow.

• to be removed or distant from a sitution

• small burning pieces of wood

• to be scared or afraid of something

• to be better than or fancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word aloofness mean in the following sentence: The girl's aloofness to the fact that she came to her pajamas in school made the class laugh.

• to be removed or distant from a sitution

• small burning pieces of wood

• to be scared or afraid of something

• to be better than or fancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word sophisticated mean in the following sentence: The dress code of the law office was much more sophisticated than the lawyer's college dress code.

• to be removed or distant from a sitution

• small burning pieces of wood

• to be scared or afraid of something

• to be better than or fancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word defiance mean in the following sentence: The student's defiance towards the school's rules ultimately got him suspended.

• to be better than or superior

• Disobedient or uncaring about the rules

• to be embarrassed or shy

• to hate someone or despise them

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word sheepish mean in the following sentence: The teacher felt very sheepish when she realized she taught the math lesson completely wrong

• to be better than or superior

• Disobedient or uncaring about the rules

• to be embarrassed or shy

• to hate someone or despise them

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word elite mean in the following sentence: The band's performance at East was more elite than anyone else's.

• to be better than or superior

• Disobedient or uncaring about the rules

• to be embarrassed or shy

• to hate someone or despise them

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word contemptuously mean in the following sentence: Ponyboy looked at Dally contemptuously because he felt uncomfortable.

• to be better than or superior

• Disobedient or uncaring about the rules

• to be embarrassed or shy

• to hate someone or despise them

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does premonition mean in the following sentence: I had a great premonition that I was going to get a A+ on the difficult test.

• to have a feeling about the future or a vision about the future

• to not want to do something; to give up on something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does resignedly mean in the following sentence: She admitted resignedly that she had cheated on the test.

• to have a feeling about the future or a vision about the future

• to not want to do something; to give up on something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4