Outsiders Chapters 1-6 Vocabulary

Definition: a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality

Synonyms: benefit, advantage, blessing, good point, strong point, strength

Vocabulary word:

• Marked lousy

• Loping

• Asset

• Madras

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In a sentence: ""she ran with an easy, ______ gait," "he covers a lot of ground with his ________ strides"

Synonyms: gallop, bound, canter, trot, run

Antonyms: lumbering, trodding, trudging

Vocabulary word:

• Loping

• Unfathomable

• Slouched

• Savvy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The definition of madras is:

• Stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way

• Shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability to make good judgments

• A lock of hair that grows in a direction different from the rest and that resists being combed flat

• A strong, fine-textured cotton fabric, typically patterned with colorful stripes or checks

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the sentence where the word unfathomable is best used:

• "A little sprig of an unfathomable stood up on the back of her head"

• "Her gray eyes were dark with some unfathomable emotion"

• "These young soldiers fought unfathomable for their nation"

• "The unfathomable can go unnoticed for many days before smoke starts to be seen"

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

All three of these definitions apply to the following Vocabulary word:

1. shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability to make good judgments

2. shrewd and knowledgeable; having common sense and good judgment

3. know or understand

• Savvy

• Madras

• Cowlick

• Stereotype

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Definition: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

In a sentence: "Your sister's mean, she has __________ against people from different backgrounds"

Vocabulary word:

• Vaguely

• Prejudice

• Stalked

• Gallantly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The definition of a stereotype is:

• A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

• Pursue or approach stealthily

• In a way that is uncertain, indefinite or unclear; roughly

• In a brave or heroic manner

Here are some synonyms for the following Vocabulary word:

disbelieving, unbelieving, doubtful, dubious, unconvinced, distrustful, distrusting, mistrustful, mistrusting

• Slouched

• Loping

• Savvy

• Incredulous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Vocabulary word in a sentence: "He asked her out on a date and her response wasn't great - he winced at the disgust in her voice"

Definition:

• Bad-tempered and combative

• Give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress

• In a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner

• An institution to which youthful offenders are sent as an alternative to prison; a reform school

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In a sentence: "He crept up on his friends like a cat _________ a mouse."

Synonyms: creep up on, trail, follow, shadow, track down, go after, be after

Vocabulary word:

• Stalked

• Winced

• Ornery

• Aloofness

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4