The Outsiders Vocabulary
Across
- 1. to distract or draw attention away from; cause change or course or direction
- 3. characterized by feelings of confusion (often along with fever); state of wild excitement
- 5. twisted expression showing disgust or pain VERB: to make a grimace
- 9. start to lose strength or momentum, speak in an unsteady voice, move, unsteadily
- 12. likely, responsible by law
- 13. compliance with standards, rules and laws; behavior in accordance with socially accepted standards
- 14. declare not guilty
- 18. make quick nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain or surprise
Down
- 2. to look up to with adoration and devotion
- 4. nonsensible state of mind, sometimes caused by trauma daze, insensibility
- 6. cheesily sentimental; old fashioned, outdated
- 7. make full use, benefit from notable, heroic action
- 8. in a manner that shows hatred and disrespect
- 10. cautious, or weary due to realistic suspicions
- 11. nature of something’s ingredients or contents; an essay
- 14. extreme physical or mental suffering
- 15. imitate make fun of by imitating NOUN: person skilled in imitating others’ voices
- 16. joy over victory or success, achievement achieve a victory, be successful
- 17. filled with sudden shock or fright