The Outsiders Ch 5-8 Vocab

In a pleading or begging manner, showing a desperate request for something.

• Imploringly
• eluded
• indignant
• bewilderment
• defeated

Escaped or avoided something, typically in a skillful or clever way.

• eluded
• Imploringly
• indignant
• bewilderment
• defeated

Happening repeatedly or returning after a time.

• recurring
• Imploringly
• eluded
• indignant
• bewilderment

Spoke in a slow, drawn-out manner, often with elongated vowels.

• drawled
• Imploringly
• eluded
• indignant
• bewilderment

Imitating someone’s speech, behavior, or mannerisms, often to entertain or mock.

• mimicking
• Imploringly
• eluded
• indignant
• bewilderment

A fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying, often associated with extreme emotions.

• hysterics
• Imploringly
• eluded
• indignant
• bewilderment

Feeling beaten, hopeless, or having lost a battle or competition.

• defeated
• Imploringly
• eluded
• indignant
• bewilderment

A twisted, confused, or complicated mess, either physically (like hair or string) or in a situation.

• Tangle
• Imploringly
• eluded
• indignant
• bewilderment

A state of being completely confused or puzzled.

• bewilderment
• Imploringly
• eluded
• indignant
• defeated

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair.

• indignant
• Imploringly
• eluded
• bewilderment
• defeated