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The Westing Game Vocab. #2
The Westing Game Vocab. #2
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English
9th Grade
03/17/2008

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invalid

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one who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability

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relinquish

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to give up or abandon; to let go; surrender

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morbid

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gruesome; grisly

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sruntiny

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a careful close examination or study; close observation

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incompetence

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 devoid of qualities for effective conduct or action

 

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gilt

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covered with a thin layer of gold

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regal

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of or relating to a monarch; royal

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eccentric

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departing from a recognized or established norm or pattern; strange

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culprit

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one charged with an offense or crime; one guilt of a crime

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dastardly

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cowardly and malicious

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reverence

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a feeling of profound awe and respect and often love

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pompous

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marked by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity

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louse

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a mean or despicable person

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indignant

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anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy

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bigot

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one who is strongly partial to one own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant to those who differ

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incriminating

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to accuse of a cime or other wrongful act

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vinedictiveness

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to seek revenge, marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful

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heir

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one who inherits or is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

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defiant

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bold resistance to an opposing force or authority

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uppity

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taking liberties or assuming airs beyond one's station; presumptuous

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