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The Outsiders Vocabulary Chapters 1 to 12

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

bawl

a)

to cry

b)

to be ashamed

c)

dance

2.

disgrace

a)

shame; disappointment

b)

talked to oneself

c)

unable to understand

3.

muttered

a)

cry

b)

scream at someone

c)

talked to oneself

4.

reckless

a)

wildly; careless

b)

unable to understand

c)

done in a naughty way

5.

unfathomable

a)

done in a naughty way

b)

unable to understand or believe

c)

true

6.

incredulous

a)

incredible

b)

wildly careless

c)

showing disbelief

7.

roguishly

a)

done in a naughty way

b)

done politely

c)

done fast

8.

scatterbrained

a)

organized

b)

disorganized; silly

c)

angrily

9.

scowled

a)

frowned angrily

b)

smiled happily

c)

cried sadly

10.

winced

a)

yelled

b)

laughed

c)

drew back or tensed up

11.

aloofness

a)

showing politeness to others

b)

showing affection for others

c)

showing little interest in other people

12.

cunning

a)

helpful

b)

skilled at tricking others

c)

loving

13.

gallantly

a)

brave and dashing; heroic

b)

swimmingly

c)

quivering

14.

ornery

a)

mean or stubborn

b)

happy

c)

joyous

15.

quivering

a)

shaking slightly, shivering

b)

laughing

c)

running

16.

drawled (example: y´all)

a)

spoke slowly with the vowels sounds drawn out

b)

copying or imitating

c)

happening over and over again

d)

pulled or dragged with force

17.

exploits

a)

dangerous deeds

b)

to cry

c)

talked to oneself

d)

unable to understand or believe

18.

hauled

a)

to get away from by speed or skill

b)

stubbornly

c)

frowned angrily

d)

pulled or dragged with force

19.

mimicking

a)

stopping or pausing

b)

copying or imitating

c)

shaking; slightly

d)

happening again over and over

20.

recurring

a)

a feeling of hopelessness

b)

to beg urgently

c)

happening again over and over

d)

to become mixed up in a confused situation

21.

divert

a)

copying or imitating

b)

happening again over and over

c)

without stopping; continuous

d)

to turn aside or away from something

22.

doggedly

a)

stubbornly

b)

confused, dizzy, or sleepy

c)

shaking slightly

d)

showing disbelief

23.

hesitation

a)

skilled at tricking others

b)

stopping or pausing because of not feeling sure

c)

copying or imitating

d)

to become mixed up in a confused situation

24.

numbly

a)

changed direction; turned quickly

b)

held back; smothered

c)

not being able to feel

d)

not living forever

25.

resemblance

a)

the condition of being or looking alike

b)

to comment in a casual way

c)

held responsible by law

d)

state of confusion or shock

26.

apprehensive

a)

feeling fearful about future events

b)

showing little interest in other people

c)

feeling or showing anger

d)

spoke slowly

27.

contemptuously

a)

feeling or expressing angry distrust

b)

skilled at tricking others

c)

without stopping

d)

shame; disappointment

28.

defiance

a)

bold disobedience and lack of respect for authority

b)

a corrective institution

c)

to get away from by skill or speed

29.

reformatory

a)

a corrective institution for disciplining young offenders

b)

to turn aside or away from something

c)

to beg urgently

d)

stubbornly

30.

unceasingly

a)

without stopping; continuous

b)

examined carefully

c)

to cry

d)

wildly careless

31.

eluded

a)

to get away from by speed or skill

b)

talked to oneself

c)

wildly careless

d)

unable to understand or believe

32.

groggy

a)

confused, dizzy, or sleepy

b)

to beg urgently

c)

talked to oneself

d)

not willing or enthusiastically

33.

imploringly

a)

to beg urgently

b)

feeling or showing anger

c)

brave and dashing, heroic

d)

frowned angrily

34.

indignant

a)

feeling or showing anger about something unfair

b)

dangerous deeds

c)

pulled or dragged

d)

not willing or enthusiastically

35.

reluctantly

a)

not willing or enthusiastically

b)

copying or imitating

c)

happening over and over

d)

stubbornly

36.

bewilderment

a)

state of confession; puzzled

b)

without stopping; continous

c)

frowned angrily

d)

drew back or tensed up

37.

defeated

a)

a feeling of hopelessness

b)

examined carefully or in detail

c)

pulled or dragged with force

d)

done in a naughty way

38.

hysterics

a)

an out burst of uncontrollable sobbing or laughter

b)

mean or stubborn

c)

to cry

d)

bold disobedience and lack of respect for authority

39.

surveyed

a)

examined carefully or in detail

b)

to turn aside or away from something

c)

to beg urgently

d)

skilled at tricking others

40.

tangle

a)

to become mixed up in a confused situation

b)

talked to oneself

c)

wildly careless

d)

feeling fearful about future events

41.

clad

a)

changed directions; turned quickly

b)

dressed, clothes

c)

the condition of being or looking alike

42.

clenched

a)

closed; tightly closed

b)

funny in an unoriginal way

c)

not living forever

43.

delirious

a)

held back; smothered

b)

held responsible by law

c)

wildly excited

44.

dumbfounded

a)

confused, amazed, astonished

b)

not being able to feel

c)

sure of oneself in a rude way

45.

stupor

a)

having or showing hurt feelings

b)

to comment in a casual way

c)

state of confusion or shock

46.

cocky

a)

unclear, not clearly expressed

b)

sure of oneself in a rude way

c)

not living forever

47.

idolized

a)

worshipped as a god or idol

b)

having or showing hurt feelings

c)

changed direction; turned quickly

48.

liable

a)

held responsible by law

b)

to comment in a casual way

c)

the condition of being or looking alike

49.

remark

a)

freed from the charge of breaking the law

b)

held back; smothered

c)

to comment in a casual way

50.

vaguely

a)

unclear; not clearly expressed

b)

wildly excited

c)

confused, amazed, astonished

51.

corny

a)

very large in size, area, or amount

b)

funny in an original way

c)

not living forever

52.

pained

a)

having or showing hurt feelings

b)

held back; smothered

c)

the condition of being or looking alike

53.

acquitted

a)

freed from a charge of breaking the law

b)

great pain and suffering in the mind or body

c)

funny in an unoriginal way

54.

vast

a)

feeling or showing love or affection

b)

very large in size, area, or amount

c)

dressed; clothes

55.

veered

a)

changed direction; turned quickly

b)

wildly excited

c)

state of confusion or shock