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Question 0

Rarely

Answer 0

“My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in back and long at the front and sides, but I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut.”

:not often

We rarely have to take my dog a bath because he is always so clean.

Question 1

Content

Answer 1

“I hate most guys that have green eyes, but I have to be content with what I have.”

:to make (someone) pleased and satisfied

I was content with the amount of homework we received today.

Question 2

loned

Answer 2

“So I loned it.”

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Question 3

asset

Answer 3

“Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next.”

: a valuable person or thing

An important asset of mine is my cat.

Question 4

slouched

Answer 4

“I automatically hitched my thumbs in my jeans and slouched, wondering if I could get away if I made a break for it.”

:a way of walking, sitting, or standing with the head and shoulders bent forward

I always slouch when I am sitting or standing up.

Question 5

madras

Answer 5

“He had on a madras shirt. I can still see it. Blue madras.”

:a large silk or cotton kerchief usually of bright colors that is often worn as a turban

I wore a neon green madras yesterday with blue jeans.

Question 6

cowlick

Answer 6

“He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and a slight cowlick in the back—just like Dad’s—but Darry’s eyes are his own.”

: a small bunch of hair on a person’s head that sticks up above the hair around it

My brother gets a cowlick when he wears hats.

Question 7

quivering

Answer 7

“I drew a quivering breath and quit crying.”

: to shake because of fear, cold, nervousness.

I was quivering when I was watching the scary show American Horror Story.

Question 8

complicated

Answer 8

“Steve Randle was seventeen, tall and lean, with thick greasy hair he kept combed in complicated swirls.”

: hard to understand, explain, or deal with : having many parts or steps

It was complicated for me to explain what my phone case looked like.

Question 9

sarcasm

Answer 9

“Sure,” I said, trying for Soda’s sake to keep the sarcasm out of my voice.”

: the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say especially in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny

In sarcasm my cousin told me a joke about a horse.

Question 10

incredulous

Answer 10

“She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face.

: not able or willing to believe something : feeling or showing a lack of belief

I gave my brother incredulous look when he told me that our cat died.

Question 11

nonchalantly

Answer 11

“Okay,” I said nonchalantly, “might as well.”

: relaxed and calm in a way that shows that you do not care or are not worried about anything

I asked my cousin if she wanted to play and she said ok nonchalantly.

Question 12

sophisticated

Answer 12

“We’re sophisticated—cool to the “point of not feeling anything.”

: having or showing a lot of experience and knowledge about the world and about culture, art, literature.

The lady I saw who walked out of the school
looked very sophisticated.

Question 13

elite

Answer 13

“Two-Bit added grimly, “a few other of the socially elite checkered-shirt set.”

: the people who have the most wealth and status in a society

In the book “ The Outsiders” the socs are elite.

Question 14

resignedly

Answer 14

“Well,” Cherry said resignedly, “they’ve spotted us.”

: to give up (a job or position) in a formal or official way

I told my cousins that I had to leave resignedly.

Question 15

unceasingly

Answer 15

“My teeth chattered unceasingly and I couldn’t stop them.”

: never stopping : not ceasing

I unceasingly didn’t stop the party because it was so fun.

Question 16

bootlegging

Answer 16

“He was the one who’d got Dally the job as a jockey for the Slash J. Buck raised a few quarter horses, and made most of his money on fixed races and a little bootlegging.”

: alcohol that is made or sold illegally

I have never seen bootlegging alcohol before.

Question 17

apprehensive

Answer 17

“He was pretty well crocked, which made me apprehensive.”

: afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

I was very apprehensive to see my test score.

Question 18

contemptuously

Answer 18

“Oh, shoot, kid”—Dally glanced contemptuously over his shoulder—“I was in the bedroom.”

: feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt

I contemptuously looked at my brother because he had got in trouble with the police.

Question 19

winced

Answer 19

“I winced inside. I’ve told you I can’t stand it that Soda dropped out. ”

: to have an expression on your face for a very short time which shows that you are embarrassed or in pain

I winced out of pain because I had broke my ankle.