taking care of one's self

contempt

an ongoing competition

a socially superior group

to hint at, to refer to indirectly

lacking human emotion or warmth

incredulous

All of these guide the way a person lives.

All of these are synonyms.

nonchalant

aloof

All of these are synonyms.

angered at something unjust or wrong

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

"settle a score"

All of these are synonyms.

not clearly understood or expressed

difficult or impossible to understand

apprehensive

vernacular

without purpose or direction

a sense of a future event

All of these are synonyms.

to escape, either physically or mentally

a generalized belief about a group of people without acknowledging individual differences

World travelers have ________________ tastes.

The victim's family felt nothing but _________________ for their son's killer.

It is ________________ that the villagers didn't know that a giant crocodile was lurking in their lake.

Her ____________________ attitude about her failing grades was evidence that she did not care about passing her classes.

She held a _________________ against her former boss because she felt she had been fired unfairly.

Reading books from past time periods can be difficult because the ___________________ is so different from the every day language we use today.

She gave a/an __________________ gasp when she walked in on the surprise birthday party her friends were throwing for her.

I protested ________________ when I was blamed for something I did not do.

The next soccer event should be an exciting game because of the intense _________________ between the opposing teams.

The teacher's directions were _____________; therefore, none of the students knew exactly what to do.

The ________________ firefighters risked their own lives when they rescued the family from the burning house.

In our culture, teenagers are often _______________ as being rebellious and apathetic.

The wise young man _______________ nodded his head and said, "Yes, Ma'am," when the teacher directed him to take his seat.

The ______________ look on his face revealed that he did regret what he had done.

One should always set goals, rather than lead a/an __________________ life with no purpose.

Examples of vernacular from The Outsiders

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for "gallant?"

Which words are NOT synonyms for "contempt?"

"Oh, there are a few named gangs around, like the River Kings and the Tiber Street Tigers, but here in the Southwest, there's no gang _________________."

Marcia grinned at us. She was little smaller than Cherry. She was cute, but that Cherry Valance was a real looker. "Ya'll sit up here with us. You can protect us."

"Okay," I said _________________. "Might as well."

"Two-Bit liked fights, blondes, and for some ________________ reason, school. "

The Beatles, Elvis, Madras, Mustangs, Corvairs, Paul Newman

Darry didn't deserve to work like an old man when he was only 20. He had been a real popular guy in school; he was captain of the football team and he had been voted Boy of the Year.

Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door. Darry looked at the palm of his hand where it had turned red and then looked back at me. His eyes were huge...

Darry screamed, "Pony, I didn't mean to!"