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The Outsiders ch. 1-6
Contxt clue Outsiders 1-6
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English
8th Grade
11/30/2014

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Term
roguishly
Definition
The border collie _______________ stole a piece of bacon from the counter.
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incredulous
Definition
My parents felt ___________________ when they found out they won a new car!
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madras
Definition
The blue ________________ plaid jacket complimented his steely blue eyes.
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gingerly
Definition
One week after the surgery, the parent _______________ removed the dressing from his son's incision.
Term
unfathomable
Definition
The task of saving money for a car was _____________________ to the spend-happy teenager.
Term
nonchalantly
Definition
The bully _________________moved down the hallway, for he cared about nothing and no one.
Term
aloofness
Definition
The Socs exhibit an _________________ or unemotional coolness because they see themselves as sophisticated.
Term
premonition
Definition
The boy had a bad dream about getting lost in a corn field, but he saw it as a ____________________.
Term
gallantly
Definition
The hero __________________ saved the child from drowning in the lake.
Term
resignedly
Definition
The Olympic skater __________________ gave her spot on the team after she twisted her ankle.
Term
bleakly
Definition
The hurricane victims ____________________ returned home to find their homes completely destroyed.
Term
quavered
Definition
The frightened child's body ______________________ when he learned that a tornado was heading to his village.
Term
rivalry
Definition
The two schools' football teams had an intense __________________ where they fought each other with blood, sweat, and tears.
Term
siege
Definition
The _______________ for the battleground began with a single cannon shot.
Term
implore
Definition
The homeless mother ________________(d)the leaders of the shelter to allow her children to spend the night.
Term
bewilderment
Definition
The aging woman was in a state of complete ___________________ when she could not remember her daughter.
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sullenly
Definition
The angry teenager _________________ sank into his chair after his parents said he could not take the car to the party.
Term
elude
Definition
The car thief _______________(d)the police when she got away cleanly after the robbery.
Term
wistfully
Definition
The grandfather ___________________ watched his grandson play baseball, remembering his own days as a great slugger.
Term
sheepish
Definition
When the skateboarder took a hard spill after trying an easy trick, he had a _____________ look on his face.
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