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MRLA Outsiders 3
Mrs. Redmon's vocabulary words from chapters 4 and 5 of "The Outsiders"
| Term | Answer |
|---|---|
| preserve | to keep safe from harm |
| contempt | the feeling that someone or something is vile or worthless |
| hyperbole | an obvious exaggeration |
| gingerly | carefully |
| decent | good enough; fair |
| bewilder | to confuse |
| premonition | a forewarning of a future event |
| couplet | two lines next to each other, in a poem, that rhyme |
| stanza | a paragraph in a poem |
| delay | to postpone, to do later |
| sprawl | to stretch out |
| quote | to repeat words from a book |
| implore | to beg urgently |
| sullen | gloomy; irritated |
| quaver | to shake or tremble |
| hue | a shade of color |
| subside | to become less active |
| elude | to escape |
| wistful | a sad yearning or desire |