Outsiders Ch 5-8 Quizs

exploit

• To make use of a situation or resource in a way considered unfair or underhanded.

• To utilize a resource in a beneficial and ethical manner.

• To ignore a situation or resource completely.

• To analyze a situation for potential benefits.

divert

• To cause someone or something to change course or turn from one direction to another.

• To attract attention or interest away from something.

• To cause a delay in progress or movement.

• To strengthen or reinforce a position or argument.

delinquent

• A person, typically a young one, who commits minor crimes.

• An individual who is always punctual and responsible.

• A person who engages in charitable activities.

• An adult who has committed serious crimes.

conviction

• A firmly held belief or opinion.

• A legal term for a guilty verdict.

• A type of emotional response.

• A method of persuasion.

aghast

• Filled with horror or shock.

• Overjoyed and excited.

• Calm and collected.

• Confused and bewildered.

radiate

• To emit energy, especially light or heat, in the form of rays or waves.

• To absorb energy and convert it into mass.

• To reflect energy back into the environment.

• To store energy in a compact form.

elude

• To evade or escape from a danger, enemy, or pursuer, typically in a skillful or cunning way.

• To confront or face a danger head-on.

• To ignore or dismiss a threat entirely.

• To seek out and engage with an enemy directly.

manslaughter

• The crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder.

• A legal term for the intentional killing of another person.

• The act of causing harm to another person without the intent to kill.

• A crime involving the unlawful taking of someone's property.

jet

• to move quickly

• to fly slowly

• to stay grounded

• to hover in place

sullenly

• In a cheerful and lively manner.

• In a way that shows irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.

• In a friendly and welcoming way.

• In a quick and hasty manner.