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Outsiders Vocabulary

Vocabulary words from S.E. Hinton's THE OUTSIDERS

QuestionAnswer
Gingerly Definition: (adv.) In a careful or cautious manner. In a sentence: Indiana Jones ___________ walked across the ancient, rope bridge.
Incidentally Definition: (adv.) By chance; not on purpose; aside from the main point. In a sentence: Matt Cooke got into a fight last night. __________, three other Penguins did as well.
Incredulous Definition: (adj.) Unable to believe something. In a sentence: When told that her son, normally a perfect angel, had stolen the answers to the quiz, the mother was ________________.
Nonchalantly Definition: (adv.) In a cool or relaxed manner. In a sentence: The career criminal, finding himself in jail again, ____________ went to his cot and fell right to sleep.
Roguishly Definition: (adv.) In a playfully mischievous manner. In a sentence: For their senior prank, the boys _______________ smuggled 3,000 crickets into the principal's office.
Sagely Definition: (adv.) In a wise manner; like a sage. In a sentence: When the white belt could finally break the board with his fist, his sensei ____________ nodded.
Unfathomable Definition: (adj.) Not easily believed. In a sentence: To some, the fact that the Steelers cut Jeff Reed is _____________; he was a member of two Super Bowl teams.
Bewildering Definition: (adj.) Confusing or perplexing In a sentence: The girl found the extremely difficult math homework ____________. She tirelessly worked on it, but could not come up with the right answers.
Contemptuously Definition: (adv.) In an angry, scornful way. In a sentence: The politician ____________ stared at his opponent before their debate.
Gallantly Definition: (adv.) In a brave or heroic way. In a sentence: Indiana Jones ___________ walked across the ancient, rope bridge.
Gingerly Definition: (adv.) In a careful or cautious manner. In a sentence: Indiana Jones ___________ walked across the ancient, rope bridge.
Incidentally Definition: (adv.) By chance; not on purpose; aside from the main point. In a sentence: Matt Cooke got into a fight last night. __________, three other Penguins did as well.
Incredulous Definition: (adj.) Unable to believe something. In a sentence: When told that her son, normally a perfect angel, had stolen the answers to the quiz, the mother was ________________.
Nonchalantly Definition: (adv.) In a cool or relaxed manner. In a sentence: The career criminal, finding himself in jail again, ____________ went to his cot and fell right to sleep.
Roguishly Definition: (adv.) In a playfully mischievous manner. In a sentence: For their senior prank, the boys _______________ smuggled 3,000 crickets into the principal's office.
Sagely Definition: (adv.) In a wise manner; like a sage. In a sentence: When the white belt could finally break the board with his fist, his sensei ____________ nodded.
Unfathomable Definition: (adj.) Not easily believed. In a sentence: To some, the fact that the Steelers cut Jeff Reed is _____________; he was a member of two Super Bowl teams.
Bewildering Definition: (adj.) Confusing or perplexing In a sentence: The girl found the extremely difficult math homework ____________. She tirelessly worked on it, but could not come up with the right answers.
Contemptuously Definition: (adv.) In an angry, scornful way. In a sentence: The politician ____________ stared at his opponent before their debate.
Gallantly Definition: (adv.) In a brave or heroic way. In a sentence: Indiana Jones ___________ walked across the ancient, rope bridge.
Ornery Definition: (adj.) Bad-tempered and combative In a sentence: The ___________ toddler refused to eat her food and threw her dish to the floor.
Premonition Definition: (n.) A sense that something is about to happen (especially something unpleasant) In a sentence: Before the game, the quarterback had a _____________ that he would be picked off five times.
Resignedly Definition: (adv.) In a way that accepts things that cannot be avoided (especially bad circumstances) In a sentence: After being caught with all of the test answers written on her arm, the girl walked _____________ into the principals office.
Ruefully Definition: (adv.) In a way that expresses regret or sorrow. In a sentence: After spilling soda all over his date's dress, the clumsy boy ruefully smiled at her and apologized.
Aghast Definition: (adj.) Filled with horror or shock. In a sentence: When they arrived home, the young couple was left ________ to find that their new puppy had destroyed their fine furniture with his claws and sharp puppy teeth.
Doggedly Definition: (adv.) In a way that shows great tenacity and persistence In a sentence: Though his ankles were bleeding because of his new socks, Mr. Aiken _____________ worked through the marathon and crossed the finish line.
Imploringly Definition: (adv.) In a desperate or nearly-begging manner In a sentence: The class ______________ asked the teacher to push the test back until after the break.
Indignant Definition: (adj.) Showing anger or annoyance at something that is perceived to be unfair. In a sentence: Matt Cooke was __________ as he threw his hands up in the air to the referee; he could not believe that he was called for roughing.
Sullenly Definition: (adv.) In a bad-tempered or gloomy manner. In a sentence: The pack of teens ____________ dragged their black-leather-clad feet into their favorite store, Hot Topic.
Wistfully Definition: (adv.) In a way that shows vague regret or longing. In a sentence: Dale pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant where he had shared a milkshake on his first date with his now ex-wife. He _________ looked at the old place.
Leery Definition: (adj.) Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions. In a sentence: Ponyboy was rightfully ___________ of walking through the Soc's territory on his own.
Reformatory Definition: (n.) A juvenile detention facility for boys. A reform school In a sentence: After being caught smoking in the boy's room, Jack was worried that he would be sent to a ______________.
Stifled Definition: (v.) To prevent or restrain. In a sentence: The team complained that the grueling and rough practices had _____________ their enthusiasm for playing the game.
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