Westing Game Vocabulary

Ch. 15-30

Smirking

A satisfied smile

Guffaw

a loud unrestrained burst of laughter

interrogate

to examine by questions

impractical

not useful

amnesia

complete or partial loss of memory

snooping

to pry into the private affair of others

eluding

to avoid or escape by speed, trickery

conferring

compare opinions, consult together

malady

any disorder or disease of the body

neurologist

a medical specialist of the nervous system and the disorders affecting it

ransom

the sum or price paid or demanded

paranoia

baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others

mimicked

to imitate or copy in action, speech

fanatic

a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm

conscience

the inner sense of what is right or wrong

culprit

a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offence or fault

accomplice

a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrong doing

baffles

to confuse, frustrate, bewilder, or perplex

fib

lie or exageration

benefactor

patron, supported; someone who benefits from something over someone else

forfeited

surrender, yield, relinquish, forgo, waive

vengeful

vengeful, spiteful, vindicive

vengeance

he desire for revenge

chronic

having long had a disease, habit, weakness, or the like

plotted

a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose

loathed

hated; despised

meticulous

precise, perfect

divert

redirect; distract

tousled

messy, tangled, untidy, rempled

wreak

to inflict or execute

turban

headdress

slurred

saying words incorrectly, in a quick and careless fashion

derisive

mocking; sarcastic

heirloom

a family possession handed down from generation to generation.

debt

Something owed to someone else, usually money

nape

the back of the neck

radiant

glowing; beautiful

subspecies

Group somewhat less distinct than species usually are; geographical variety

audible

able to be heard

orthopedic

Branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of injuries or disorder of the skeletal system and associated with muscles, joints, and ligaments

abacus

a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.