W/H WESTING GAME 1-6

Mrs. Wirgau (United States of America)
Westing Game vocabulary Words
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  1. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    strange;odd;peculiar
  2. executor
    a person appointed to carry out the terms of the will
  3. appalled
    struck with dread, shock, or dismay
  4. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  5. afflicted
    mentally or physically unfit
  6. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  7. dastardly
    extremely wicked
    dangerous;disgusting
  8. purport
    propose or intend
  9. elfin
    small and delicate
    mischievous;prankish
  10. relinquishing
    the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
  11. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
    having no pattern or order
  12. simper
    a silly self-conscious smile
    to smile in a silly manner
  13. verified
    proved to be true
  14. reproachful
    expressing disapproval, blame, or disappointment
    expressing blame
  15. trousseau
    clothes and linens that a bride brings to a marriage
  16. crane
    stretch, so as to see better
    stretched (the neck)
  17. putrid
    in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor
  18. facade
    a showy misrepresentation to conceal something unpleasant
    an artificial or deceptive front
  19. stubble
    short hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved
  20. warp
    a distortion caused by twisting or folding
    twist out of shape
Created on Sun Oct 13 16:29:41 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Oct 13 16:35:48 EDT 2013)

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