Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
The Outsiders Vocab
"The Outsiders ELA book we are reading in class.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bawl | Weep or cry noisily |
| Disgrace | Loss of reputation or respect |
| Muttered | Say something in a low or barely audible voice, esp. in dissatisfaction or irritation |
| Reckless | Without caution; careless |
| Unfathomable | Difficult or impossible to understand |
| Incredulous | Not able or willing to believe something |
| Roguishly | Playfully; mischievous |
| Scatterbrained | Flighty, thoughtless, or disorganized |
| Scowled | Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way |
| Winced | To draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow |
| Aloofness | Distant physically or emotionally |
| Cunning | Getting what is wanted in a clever and often deceptive way |
| Gallantly | Brave, spirited, noble-minded |
| Ornery | Stubborn or always up to something, often in trouble |
| Quivering | tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion |
| Apprehensive | Fearful, nervous |
| Contemptuously | Without respect; in a hateful manner |
| Defiance | Willingness to fight; to go against |
| Reformatory | An institution where young offenders are sent for improved behavior |
| Unceasingly | Continuous, never stopping manner |
| Eluded | To escape; throw off |
| Groggy | Feeling weak or dizzy; tired |
| Imploringly | Earnestly asking for something |
| Indignant | Angry or annoyed at the unfairness of somebody or something |
| Reluctantly | Not willing to do something |
| Bewilderment | A state of confusion or puzzlement |
| Defeated | Beaten or overwhelmed |
| Hysterics | A state of uncontrollable laughter or crying |
| Surveyed | To look at or consider something in a broad way |
| Tangle | To make something twisted; to trap someone in an awkward or dangerous situation |
| Hesitation | A stopping or pausing because of forgetfulness, uncertainty, or indecision |
| Superiority | Higher, upper, more important |
| Stifled | Lack of oxygen; to smother, to hold it in |
| Divert | To change; to turn from one course or use another |
| Doggedly | Stubbornly determined |
| Numbly | Lacking sensation because of cold or of an emotion |
| Resemblance | Looking like something or someone |
| Affectionately | Feeling or showing a great liking for something or someone |
| Agony | Intense physical or mental pain, torture |
| Aghast | Struct with overwhelming shock or amazement |
Created by:
Alexa Oswald