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The Outsiders
Chapters 4-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| not coming to an end; continuous | unceasingly |
| clothed | clad |
| any person living alone or seeking to do so | hermit |
| a strong feeling that something is about to happen | premonition |
| an attempt to deceive someone | bluff |
| showing sorrow or pity | ruefully |
| an institution for juvenile law offenders | reformatory |
| nervous or uneasy | apprehensive |
| in a disrespectful or discourteous manner | contemptuously |
| to shake in a trembling manner | quaver |
| ungracefully thin and rawboned | lanky |
| completely puzzled or confused; perplexed | bewildered |
| to beg someone to do something | implore |
| bad-tempered; gloomy | sullen |
| (of an idea or fact) fail to be grasped or remembered | elude |
| absolutely necessary or important | vital |
| a bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc. held or growing together at the base | tufts |
| a shade of color | hue |
| a distinguishing characteristic or feature associated with a person or thing | trademark |
| fanatic | fiend |
| a persistent or serious attach | siege |
| dazed and weakened from a lack of sleep | groggy |
| sit or lie spread out | sprawled |
| give a surprise or shock to (someone) in order to make them act or change | jolt |
| having or showing persistence | doggedly |
| cold unburnt coal or wood from a fire | cinders |
| hot, glowing coal or wood from a fire | embers |
| a strong persuasion of belief | conviction |
| having or showing no bias or emotional involvment | detached |
| to hit someone | clubbed |
| annoyed or angered by something | beefed |
| very quietly or lightly | faintly |
| pass out, fall, or faint | keel over |
| frown | scowl |