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The Outsiders
Chapters 7-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cold and forbidding | bleak |
| speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowels | drawled |
| the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving of hate | contemptuously |
| make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public | appeal |
| to make fun of someone or something by imitating | mimic |
| filled with sudden fright or shock | aghast |
| notable or heroic acts or deeds | exploits |
| to draw attention away from; to distract | divert |
| hesitant or unwilling; disinclined | reluctantly |
| a violent criminal or trouble maker; a hooligan or gangster | hoodlum |
| to speak brokenly or weakly | faltered |
| deficient in quantity or number; not plentiful or abundant | scarce |
| in a sudden and unexpected way | abruptly |
| neat in dress and appearance | spruced |
| very great | mortal |
| extreme physical or mental suffering | agony |
| compliance with standards, rules, or laws | conformity |
| make someone unable to breathe properly; restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion) | stifled |
| tired; fatigued | weary |
| higher in rank, status, or quality | superiority |
| looking around to gather information | surveyed |
| having been cut or knocked down | felled |