Vocab 22
• Indignant – angered at something unjust/wrong
• Notion – a vague (fuzzy) idea
• Doggedly – stubbornly
• Elude – to escape or dodge
• Testify – to give a statement in court
• Conviction – a strong belief
• Promptly – at once; suddenly
• Soothing – freeing from anxiety
• Scarce – uncommon, few, limited
• Bleak – dreary, depressing
Indignant – angered at something
unjust/wrong
•Johnny was
so indignant he
nearly squeaked.
Notion – a vague (fuzzy) idea
• Darry hasn’t got the slightest notion where
you’re at and it is nearly killing him.
Doggedly – stubbornly
• “My parents,” Johnny repeated doggedly, “did
they ask about me?”
Elude – to escape or dodge
•I was trying to find the meaning the poet had
in mind, but it eluded me.
Testify – to give a statement in court
• “She said she […] would testify that the Socs were
drunk and looking for a fight and that you fought back
in self-defense.”
Conviction – a strong belief
• “I was scared,” Johnny said with conviction.
Promptly – at once; suddenly
•I picked up a dog, and he promptly bit me.
Soothing – freeing from anxiety
•He talked to me in a low soothing voice, so I
calmed down.
Scarce – uncommon, few, limited
• You’re a nice kid,
Ponyboy. Do you realize
how scarce nice kids are
nowadays?
Bleak – dreary, depressing; hopeless
•… his eyes were bleak and stunned.