Vocabulary #3: The Outsiders Ch 5-8 - Practice Sentences #1

As I walked through the burning building, looking for an exit, I kept inhaling smoke and eventually I _______ over and collapsed.

keeled

Bob _______ refused to go to the principal's office because he did not want to get in trouble.

doggedly

I said the statement with _______, but later I found that my belief had been wrong about how all cactus water is drinkable.

conviction

I saw that girl, and I fell into a _______. She was so pretty; I didnt know what to think.

daze

I stared at my test grade _______, wishing I had studied.

sullenly

I was absolutly _______ when I found out I only scored a 53 on my LA homework.

aghast

James was _______ when his friend complained about his parents buying him a phone that wasn't the newest one out, because James didn't even have a phone at all yet.

indignant

My sister _______ when I asked her to close the curtain, even though she wasn't doing anything, and it was a simple job.

griped

Sometimes people can feel _______ from their emotions when they are in shock.

detached

The answer to the simple problem _______ me until I got a hint from the teacher.

elude

The boy looked out the window _______ thinking about what he would be doing after school.

wistfully

The Hulk is a perfect example of no brain and all _______.

brawn

The sheep _______ walked off course not paying attention to the rest of the pack.

aimlessly

The waiter smiled _______ at the customers after they said they knew what to order even though they were clearly not ready.

contemptuously

Today I wore an outfit that truly _______ my personality because of the bright colors.

radiates