Name: ___________________________________________
Period: ____
Date: ______
The Outsiders: Vocabulary: Chapters 10-12: Group 2
Directions: Find the part of speech of each vocabulary word, rank it, use context clues to decipher its meaning, and then use a dictionary to find the definition
and synonym.
Vocabulary
Word and Part
of Speech
1. daze
Part of speech
2. stupor
Part of speech
3. feverish
Part of speech
4. triumph
Part of speech
5. vague
Part of speech
6. idol
Part of speech
7. shrug
Part of speech
How well do
you know the
word?
Sentence
After the hurricane, many of the
residents felt like they were in a daze
and had a difficult time focusing on
the cleanup efforts around the town.
Walter was in a stupor after his
girlfriend of 4 years broke up with
him for no apparent reason.
Many of the athletes appeared
feverish, nervous, and anxious
during the opening ceremonies for
the Olympic games.
The undefeated middle school
soccer team smiled with triumph as
the team captains held the
championship trophy and the
photographers snapped their
pictures.
When writing an essay, it is
important to use specific examples
and details when explaining your
thesis because if your details are too
vague will do poorly on the
assignment.
As a child, Sasha always saw athletes
and music artists as her heroes and
idols; however, now as a teenager
she sees her teachers and political
figures as her idols.
Mr. White asked the student if he
needed help, but instead of
answering him he just shrugged and
continued working.
What do you
think the word
means?
Definition from the Dictionary
Synonym
Antonym
Vocabulary
Word
8. flinch
Part of speech
9. desert
Part of speech
10. acquit
Part of speech
11. grant
Part of speech
12. fiend
Part of speech
13.
roundabout
Part of speech
14. guardian
Part of speech
How well do
you know
the word?
Sentence
Max was deathly afraid of bees, so
whenever he heard BUZZ, BUZZ, he
would flinch and run away from
the noise.
Bob and Sue were winning the
snowball fight, but Greg quickly
deserted his friends when the high
school kids showed up with
premade snowballs.
The defendant finally felt justice
when he was acquitted of all
charges and told he was free!
If you behave and act according to
the classroom rules, your teacher
may grant you permission to work
as groups or pick your own groups.
In one of the older Batman movies,
one of Batman’s fiends or enemies
was Mr. Freeze.
Randall was warned several times
to not take the roundabout way
back from the restroom, but to
take the quickest way possible.
In The Outsiders, Darry has been
Soda and Ponyboy’s guardian since
their parents passed away a few
years ago.
What do you
think the word
means?
Definition from the Dictionary
Synonym
Antonym
Name: ___________________________________________
Period: ____
Date: ______
The Outsiders: Vocabulary: Chapters 10-12: Group
Directions: Find the part of speech of each vocabulary word, rank it, use context clues to decipher its meaning, and then use a dictionary to find the definition
and synonym.
Vocabulary
Word and Part
of Speech
1. daze
Part of speech
2. stupor
Part of speech
3. feverish
Part of speech
4. triumph
Part of speech
5. vague
Part of speech
6. idol
Part of speech
7. shrug
Part of speech
How well do
you know the
word?
Sentence
After the hurricane, many of the
residents felt like they were in a daze
and had a difficult time focusing on
the cleanup efforts around the town.
Walter was in a stupor after his
girlfriend of 4 years broke up with
him for no apparent reason.
Many of the athletes appeared
feverish, nervous, and anxious
during the opening ceremonies for
the Olympic games.
The undefeated middle school
soccer team smiled with triumph as
the team captains held the
championship trophy and the
photographers snapped their
pictures.
When writing an essay, it is
important to use specific examples
and details when explaining your
thesis because if your details are too
vague will do poorly on the
assignment.
As a child, Sasha always saw athletes
and music artists as her heroes and
idols; however, now as a teenager
she sees her teachers and political
figures as her idols.
Mr. White asked the student if he
needed help, but instead of
answering him he just shrugged and
continued working.
What do you think the
word means?
Definition from the Dictionary
Synonym
Vocabulary
Word
8. flinch
Part of speech
9. desert
Part of speech
10. acquit
Part of speech
11. grant
Part of speech
12. fiend
Part of speech
13.
roundabout
Part of speech
14. guardian
Part of speech
How well do
you know
the word?
Sentence
Max was deathly afraid of bees, so
whenever he heard BUZZ, BUZZ, he
would flinch and run away from
the noise.
Bob and Sue were winning the
snowball fight, but Greg quickly
deserted his friends when the high
school kids showed up with
premade snowballs.
The defendant finally felt justice
when he was acquitted of all
charges and told he was free!
If you behave and act according to
the classroom rules, your teacher
may grant you permission to work
as groups or pick your own groups.
In one of the older Batman movies,
one of Batman’s fiends or enemies
was Mr. Freeze.
Randall was warned several times
to not take the roundabout way
back from the restroom, but to
take the quickest way possible.
In The Outsiders, Darry has been
Soda and Ponyboy’s guardian since
their parents passed away a few
years ago.
What do you think the
word means?
Definition from the Dictionary
Synonym