Westing Game Vocabulary

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Ch. 15-30

41 Terms

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Smirking

A satisfied smile

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Guffaw

a loud unrestrained burst of laughter

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3

interrogate

to examine by questions

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4

impractical

not useful

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5

amnesia

complete or partial loss of memory

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6

snooping

to pry into the private affair of others

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7

eluding

to avoid or escape by speed, trickery

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8

conferring

compare opinions, consult together

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9

malady

any disorder or disease of the body

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10

neurologist

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

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11

ransom

the sum or price paid or demanded

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12

paranoia

baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others

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13

mimicked

to imitate or copy in action, speech

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14

fanatic

a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm

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15

conscience

the inner sense of what is right or wrong

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16

culprit

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

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17

accomplice

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

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18

baffles

to confuse, frustrate, bewilder, or perplex

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19

fib

lie or exageration

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20

benefactor

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

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21

forfeited

surrender, yield, relinquish, forgo, waive

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22

vengeful

vengeful, spiteful, vindicive

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23

vengeance

he desire for revenge

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24

chronic

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

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25

plotted

a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose

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26

loathed

hated; despised

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27

meticulous

precise, perfect

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28

divert

redirect; distract

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29

tousled

messy, tangled, untidy, rempled

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30

wreak

to inflict or execute

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31

turban

headdress

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32

slurred

saying words incorrectly, in a quick and careless fashion

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33

derisive

mocking; sarcastic

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34

heirloom

a family possession handed down from generation to generation.

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35

debt

Something owed to someone else, usually money

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36

nape

the back of the neck

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37

radiant

glowing; beautiful

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38

subspecies

Group somewhat less distinct than species usually are; geographical variety

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39

audible

able to be heard

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40

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

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abacus

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

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