The Outsiders Chs. 7-12 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. the area around the wheel well of a vehicle
  2. 4. neat in dress and appearance
  3. 6. free someone from a criminal charge
  4. 7. an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face
  5. 10. cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions
  6. 11. the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving of hate
  7. 14. cold and forbidding
  8. 15. a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
  9. 17. not saying what is meant clearly and directly
  10. 18. hesitant or unwilling; disinclined
  11. 22. physical strength in contrast to intelligence
  12. 23. to become confused
Down
  1. 1. act or deed, especially a brilliant, bold, or heroic one
  2. 3. to distract from something
  3. 5. a disturbed state of mind resulting from illness
  4. 6. extreme physical or mental suffering
  5. 8. to admire, Revere, or love greatly or excessively
  6. 9. filled with horror or shock
  7. 12. very great
  8. 13. a written work by a student
  9. 16. expressing sorrow or regret, especially in a slightly humorous way
  10. 19. likely to do or to be something
  11. 20. to speak in a slow way with prolonged vowels
  12. 21. a quick, nervous movement of the face or body, an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear, or pain