Outsiders vocabulary CH 1-3

Socs can be praised in the paper one day, and then disgraced the next day. Disgraced means

• loss of respect or reputation

• not caring

• shamed

• to be angered

Socs like to wear __________ patterned shirts.

• madras

• tough

• supreme

• muddy

I heard someone mutter a curse and got slugged again. Mutter means

• shout it

• whisper it

• say in a low voice

• use an inside voice

If come to school with a cowlick, you probably...

• showered

• combed your hair

• did not shower

• got 8 hours of sleep

Crashing a car

Jumping out of a window

Cheat on a test

These are all __________ things to do

• exciting

• nonchalant

• reckless

• ornery

I absolutely _________ like a baby when I was given a detention.

• bawled

• quivered

• gallanted

• shrieked

I drew a quivering breath and quit crying. Quivering means

• to shake rapidly

• to stop

• to breathe

• to quiver

Something that is unfathomable is...

• easy to explain

• hard to explain

• can't be possible

• a math problem

In New York, Dally blew off steam in gang fights, but here, organized gangs are _____________.

Savvy?

• Do you comprehend?

• Do you understand?

• Are you ok?

• Do you need to go?