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The Outsiders
Chapters 7-9
Question | Answer |
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cold and forbidding | bleak |
speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowels | drawled |
the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving of hate | contemptuously |
make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public | appeal |
to make fun of someone or something by imitating | mimic |
filled with sudden fright or shock | aghast |
notable or heroic acts or deeds | exploits |
to draw attention away from; to distract | divert |
hesitant or unwilling; disinclined | reluctantly |
a violent criminal or trouble maker; a hooligan or gangster | hoodlum |
to speak brokenly or weakly | faltered |
deficient in quantity or number; not plentiful or abundant | scarce |
in a sudden and unexpected way | abruptly |
neat in dress and appearance | spruced |
very great | mortal |
extreme physical or mental suffering | agony |
compliance with standards, rules, or laws | conformity |
make someone unable to breathe properly; restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion) | stifled |
tired; fatigued | weary |
higher in rank, status, or quality | superiority |
looking around to gather information | surveyed |
having been cut or knocked down | felled |