The Outsiders - Vocabulary Ch. 7-12 REVIEW

casual means:

• unrelenting

• uncontrollable

• unconcerned

• unrealistic

When would someone be most likely to falter in conversation?

• when she is not certain of the truth

• when she is talking only to herself

• when she is full of self-confidence

• when she is not about to back down

exploit means:

• pose

• feat

• resignation

• occurrence

taut means:

• subjected to great tension

• unrestrained by convention or morality

• inferior in strength or significance

• not convincing

vacuum means:

• formality and propriety of manner

• a disturbance that is extremely disruptive

• an empty area or space

• a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

acquitted means:

• uncultured

• textual

• innocent

• critical

flinch means to:

• steal

• improve

• debate

• recoil

What word MOST NEARLY means:

to copy the way someone talks and behaves, usually to make people laugh?

• scarce

• bleak

• exploits

• interfere

• mimic

What word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

She has a _____ nightmare about being stuck in an elevator.

• hesitate

• mimic

• contempt

• recurring

• bleak

to improve the appearance of someone or something

• spruce

• stupor

• idolize

• delirious