Vocabulary Quiz: The Outsiders Chapters 1-3

It was Morgan who eventually asked if no supper had been ordered for him; sitting with him below, later, at the dim delayed meal, in the presence of a great deal of corded green plush, a plate of ornamental biscuit and an aloofness marked on the part of the waiter.

In the sentence, aloofness means:

• an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

• a feeling of extreme joy

• a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

• indifference by personal withdrawal

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

But two officials inside the meeting painted a bleak picture.

In the sentence, bleak means:

• characteristic of a learned person

• involving the joint activity of two or more

• offering little or no hope

• far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Because his name has come to have such dreadful connotations, everyone assumes that anything he had to say must be, well — cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous.

In the sentence, cunning means:

• marked by skill in deception

• tastelessly showy

• easily seen or detected

• excessively quick

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

When you are escorting a lady in the street, politeness does not absolutely require you to carry her bundle or parasol, but if you are gallant you will do so.

In the sentence, gallant means:

• full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

• being attentive and courteous like an ideal knight

• showing quick and keen perception

• free from bodily infirmity or disease

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

You try turning on the telivision, reclining gingerly against the too many pillows.

In the sentence, gingerly means:

• in a violent or aggressive manner

• in an uncontrolled manner

• in a manner expressing pain or sorrow

• in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy

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CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

incidentally, the cooperative work of these bodies has by no means been confined to the making of surveys.

In the sentence, incidentally means:

• at this time or period; historically speaking

• as a result of; as a direct consequence of something

• by the way (used to introduce a new topic)

• by bad luck (used to introduce something unfortunate)

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"You would be strangely incredulous if you did doubt it," was my mental comment.

In the sentence, incredulous means:

• not disposed or willing to believe

• not consistent with or according to fundamental laws

• having an irregularly notched or toothed margin

• expected to follow in the indefinite future

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A magnetic resonance imaging test on Monday revealed the torn ligament.

In the sentence, ligament means:

• a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages

• wasting of the muscles in the body caused by disease or starvation

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

• watery fluid in which blood cells are suspended

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I had no idea what to say to her as she nonchalantly carried on a conversation with me.

In the sentence, nonchalantly means:

• in a humorously sarcastic or mocking manner

• in an easily irritated or annoyed manner

• in a composed and unconcerned manner

• in a manner marked by extreme care of details

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

But then one of the play’s themes is the notion that human beings are ornery creatures given to establishing inappropriate relationships that defy logic.

In the sentence, ornery means:

• requiring more than ordinary attention

• being restricted in nature or scope

• having a difficult and contrary disposition

• having the ability to inflict pain

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4