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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ponyboy rubbed his cheek gingerly where the Socs had hit him. | Cautiously or carefully |
| Cherry gave Dally an incredulous look when he had the nerve to boldly sit down beside her. | Unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true |
| In a daze, Pony slowly digested the fact that the running figures were members of his gang. | To take into the mind or memory |
| Along with fights and blondes, Two-Bit like school for some unfathomable reason. | Impossible to comprehend |
| Newspaper editorials sometimes portrayed the Socs as an asset to society and at other times as a disgrace. | The property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his or her debts and legacies |
| Dally grinned roguishly when he provoked the girls to anger by talking dirty | A dishonest or worthless person |
| When the girls invited Pony and Johnny to join them, Pony acted nonchalantly, trying to hide his excitement. | Having an air of easy unconcern or indifference |
| Steve commented sagely when you asked him about cars; they were his specialty. | Wise through reflection and experience |
| There were other gangs around Pony's part of town, but there was no gang rivalry in the Southwest. | Having the same pretensions or claims. |
| The Curtis boys were law-abiding partly because they knew they would be separated if they were arrested. | Abiding by or obedient to the law |
| advantage; plus | Asset |
| die down or lower | subside |
| Glowing particle | Ember |
| In a wishful way | Wistfully |
| Color | Hue |
| Not able to be understood | Unfathomable |
| Obeying | Abiding |
| Disbelieving | Incredulous |
| Fearful; anxious | Apprehensive |
| Absorbed | Digested |
| In a begging, pleading way | Imploringly |
| determinedly; stubbornly | Doggedly |
| Agonizing | Racking |
| superior; top | Elite |
| Sneering;mocking | Contemptuous |
| belief that an event will occur | premonition |
| firm belief | conviction |
| escape; slip out of one's grasp | elude |
| disinterest; coolness | Aloofness |
| wisely | Sagely |
| in a crabby, pouting way | Sullenly |