Westing Game Vocabulary Chapters 1-5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pyrotechnics | the craft of making fireworks |
| Executor | A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will. |
| Avert | turn away or aside |
| Spasm | a painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
| Putrid | morally corrupt or evil |
| Meager | deficient in amount or quality or extent |
| Industrialist | someone who owns or controls an industry |
| Cuisine | style of cooking |
| Appraise | place a value on |
| Legacy | gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor |
| Confidential | communicated in trust; secret; private |
| Beneficiary | person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will |
| Rational | reasonable |
| Poise | Graceful and controlled use of the body. |
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