The Outsiders Ch. 3-4 Vocabulary

Aloofness refers to...

• a distant or reserved manner

• a good sense of humor

• a sense of fear or uneasiness

If you are apprehensive, you are...

• fearful about the future

• excited about the future

• regretful of the past

If something is bewildering, it is...

• confusing

• terrifying

• crazy

A synonym for the word "bleak" is...

• gloomy

• bright

• high

An enclosed railway car used for transporting freight is known as a...

• boxcar

• cargo

• shipping container

"He appeared in a few minutes, clad only in a pair of low-cut blue jeans, scratching the hair on his chest." In this quote, "clad" means...

• wearing

• holding

• taking off

A synonym for the word "contemptuously" is...

• mockingly

• respectfully

• jokingly

The best or most skilled members of a group are considered...

• elite

• standard

• abnormal

"Darry had seen us from our porch and ran toward us, suddenly skidding to a halt." In this quote, the word "halt" means...

• stop

• rush

• race

An antonym of the word "phony" is...

• genuine

• fake

• funny