The Outsiders Vocab

Question 1

loss of respect, honor or esteem; shame

Answer 1

Disgrace

Question 2

uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

Answer 2

Apprehensive

Question 3

bold resistance to authority

Answer 3

Defiance

Question 4

expressing disdain; scornfully

Answer 4

Contemptuously

Question 5

regretfully; feeling, showing or expressing sorrow or pity

Answer 5

Ruefully

Question 6

a forewarning; a feeling of anxiety over a future even

Answer 6

Premonition

Question 7

dazed or weakened from lack of sleep

Answer 7

Groggy

Question 8

begging urgently or piteously

Answer 8

Imploringly

Question 9

in a manner that shows irritation or ill-humor by a gloomy silence

Answer 9

Sullenly

Question 10

quivering as from weakness; trembling

Answer 10

Quavering

Question 11

escaped understanding, perception or appreciation of

Answer 11

Eluded

Question 12

expressing strong displeasure at something unjust, offensive or insulting

Answer 12

Indignant

Question 13

dragged off forcefully; compelled to go

Answer 13

Hauled

Question 14

examined; looked at; inspected

Answer 14

Surveyed

Question 15

state of confusion or disorientation

Answer 15

Bewilderment

Question 16

fixed or firm belief

Answer 16

Conviction

Question 17

to come into conflict; to fight or argue

Answer 17

Tangle

Question 18

a delay due to fear or uncertainly of the mind

Answer 18

Hesitation

Question 19

a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria

Answer 19

Hysterics

Question 20

without stopping; continuing

Answer 20

Unceasingly

Question 21

a light cotton plaid fabric used for shirts, dresses and other clothing

Answer 21

Madras

Question 22

spoke in low tones; grumbled

Answer 22

Muttered

Question 23

careless; without caution

Answer 23

Reckless

Question 24

to cry or wail with great lust

Answer 24

Bawl

Question 25

shaking uncontrollably

Answer 25

Quivering

Question 26

impossible to understand; incomprehensible

Answer 26

Unfathomable

Question 27

to know; understand

Answer 27

Savvy

Question 28

in a playfully mischievous manner

Answer 28

Roguishly

Question 29

drew back or tensed the body, as from pain or a blow; flinched

Answer 29

Winced