“The Outsiders” – Vocabulary Practice 1 Rivalry Bitter Smarting Incredulous Rebellious Aloofness Tension Unfathomable Elite Clutch Stagger Gingerly Premonition Hue Subsides Survey Doggedly Conviction Sullenly Severe Mourn Recurring Scare Falter Taut Agony Stupor Bewildered Liable Flinch Quiver Guile Myriad Subtleties Directions: Complete the graphic organizers for the vocabulary words below. Rivalry - the condition of being a rival or rivals; competition; antagonism. "Oh, there are a few gangs around, like the River Kings and the Tiber Street Tigers, but here in the Southwest there's no gang rivalry" p.11 Part of Speech: Noun Antonym: Agreement Sentence: The two most popular dance classes had a fierce rivalry. Synonym: Competition Bitter - Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or handle “Living in those conditions might have turned someone else rebellious and bitter; it was killing Johnny.” P. 34 Part of Speech: Sentence: Antonym: Smarting - Sharp pain or anguish: the smart of the wound. Synonym: “I was smarting and aching and my chest was sore and I was so nervous my hands were shaking and I wanted to start bawling, but you just don’t say that to Darry.” P. 7 Part of Speech: Sentence: Antonym: Synonym: Incredulous - Skeptical; disbelieving: incredulous of stories about flying saucers. She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face" p. 24 Part of Speech: Sentence: Antonym: Synonym: Rebellious - Characterized by or expressing resistance to or defiance of authority or convention: a rebellious teenager; a rebellious teenager “Living in those conditions might have turned someone else rebellious and bitter; it was killing Johnny.” P.34 Part of Speech: Sentence: Antonym: Synonym: Aloofness - Distant or uninvolved: remained aloof from political movements. Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not to let their real selves show through" (Hinton 38). Part of Speech: Sentence: Antonym: Synonym: Tension - Barely controlled hostility or a strained relationship between people or groups: the dangerous tension between opposing military powers. Part of Speech: Sentence: Antonym: Synonym: Unfathomable - incapable of being fully explored or understood; "her gray eyes were dark with some unfathomable emotion" "He likes fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school" (Hinton 10). Part of Speech: Sentence: Antonym: Synonym:
