The Westing Game Chapters 3-5

Brian H.
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  1. pudgy
    short and plump
  2. beam
    express joy through one's facial expression
  3. corpse
    the dead body of a human being
  4. righteous
    morally justified
  5. raving
    declaiming wildly
  6. facade
    a showy misrepresentation to conceal something unpleasant
  7. lunatic
    an insane person
  8. queasiness
    a mild state of nausea
  9. hem
    fold over and sew together to provide with a finished edge
  10. amputation
    a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
  11. tantrum
    a display of bad temper
  12. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  13. precious
    of high worth or cost
  14. marred
    blemished by injury or rough wear
  15. avert
    turn away or aside
  16. hoist
    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  17. escort
    accompany
  18. putrid
    of or relating to the process of decay
  19. vigil
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  20. sprawl
    sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
  21. beckon
    summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
  22. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  23. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  24. pageant
    an elaborate exhibition or procession
  25. estate
    extensive landed property retained by the owner
  26. executor
    a person appointed to carry out the terms of the will
  27. prowler
    someone who prowls or sneaks about
  28. premises
    land and the buildings on it
  29. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  30. will
    a document declaring wishes regarding disposal of property
  31. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  32. relinquishing
    the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
  33. impish
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
  34. titter
    laugh nervously
  35. invalid
    no longer legally acceptable
  36. convulsion
    a violent uncontrollable contraction of muscles
  37. retarded
    relatively slow in mental, emotional or physical development
  38. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  39. afflicted
    mentally or physically unfit
  40. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  41. confide
    reveal in private
  42. purse
    contract one's lips into a rounded shape
Created on Thu Mar 28 11:12:32 EDT 2013

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