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The Outsiders Vocab2
Second Vocab from"The Outsiders", 7th grade
| Question | |
|---|---|
| elite | (adj) people of the highest social status |
| ember | (noun) small, live piece of coal or wood as in a dying fire |
| apprehensive | (adj) uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| defiance | (noun) disobedience; insubordination |
| contemptuous | (adj) showing or expressing scorn or disrespect |
| sheepish | (adj) embarrassed; bashful; shy |
| premonition | (noun) intuition; hunch; sixth sense (feeling that something bad will happen) |
| rueful | (adj) showing sorrow or regret |
| bleak | (adj) not cheerful or hopeful; gloomy |
| quaver | (verb) to tremble or shake |
| unceasingly | (adv) without ending; continuously |
| dumbfound | (verb) to strike dumb in amazement |
| radiate | (verb) to glow |
| manslaughter | (noun) murder |
| brawn | (noun) strong; well-developed muscles |
| The famous actress was_______. | elite |
| I fell asleep watching the dying_______in the kindling. | ember |
| I was_________as I crept though the labyrinth, waiting for a monster to come out of the dark. | apprehensive |
| He acted with__________as he left New Rome. | defiance |
| He was________and showed his disrespect openly at the meeting. | contemptuous |
| He appeared_________and got red in the face when we mentioned how amazing he was in the battle. | sheepish |
| She had a__________on who was behind the conflict after finding the evidence. | premonition |
| He quickly turned________when someone brought up Charlie's name. | rueful |
| The campers were_______and the flame was low and dark that night at the campfire. | bleak |
| She started to_________and tremble in the presence of the mighty spirit. | quaver |
| The__________labyrinth turned 3 miles in to a few steps. | unceasingly |
| He was__________when the council decided to grant him a wish. | dumbfounded |
| The statue seemed to__________power, making it hard not to tremble. | radiate |
| __________and maiming are against the rules of Capture the flags. | manslaughter |
| He was________, according to his tight biceps, and had flames in his eyes. | brawn |