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Blair's Test
"DMS" Outsiders Test D
Terms | Definitions | Sentences |
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rave | talk irrationally with extreme enthusiasm, wild rambling | The ____ at Ponyboy's house and the dressing up was all in preparation for the rumble. |
sophisticated | knowing how to get on in the world with style and class | The Socs dressed and acted in a superior, _____ manner. |
groggy | not steady, sleepy, bleary, sometimes dazed or drunk | Ponyboy was very ____ in the morning after he woke up due to the concussion that he had received from the hit on his head. |
dumbfounded | astonished, surprised, speechless | Ponyboy was ____ by Darry's reaction to him coming home late and especially by the slap he received from Darry. |
passionately | with strong feelings, ardently or fervently | The Greasers ____ felt that defending each other was a good reason for a rumble. |
bleak | wearily with a sigh, sometimes depressing and cheerless | All of the Greasers felt ____ following the death of their friend, Johnny. |
bewildering | confusing and difficult to understand | The writing assignment was ____ to Ponyboy until he was able to come up with a topic to write about. |
quivering | shaking, trembling, or vibrating | The boys were cold and ____ while they rode the train to the countryside. |
unceasingly | without stopping, continuously or incessantly | Dally ____ teased the girls at the movies until Johnny told him to stop. |
avoiding | to shun or pass up (keeping away from) | Cherry was ___ Dally because she knew he was nothing but trouble. |
premonition | intuition, a hunch, omen, or previous notice or forewarning | Johnny had a ____ that he would be jumped by the Socs again, so he always carried a knife. |
contemptuously | disdainfully or scornfully disapproving | Dally ____ disobeyed the law and even snuck into the movie theater for free. |
defiance | stand up against authority, resist leader | One Socs showed ____ towards his group by not showing up at the rumble. |
ruefully | with contrite regret or sorrowful remorse | Darry ____ wished he had not slapped Ponyboy and worried about him a lot while he was gone. |
gallantly | brave, with honor, courteous | The boys ____ ran into the burning church to rescue the children. |