The Westing Game Vocabulary Chapter 1-4 Flashcards
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 trifle | consider not very seriously |
| deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
| warped | disfigured; deformed; bent out of shape |
| hassock | A thick cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling |
| nape | the back of the neck |
| avert | prevent the occurrence of |
| putrid | morally corrupt or evil |
| vigil | (n.) a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention |
| industrialist | someone who owns or controls an industry |
| pyrotechnic | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames |
| meager | lacking in quantity quality or richness |
| executer | to make, create to execute a plan or order |
| beneficiary | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause, the recipient of funds or other benefits |
| podiatrist | one who treats disorders of the feet, a specialist in care for the feet, A foot doctor, doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist |
| heiress | a female who inherits property., a female heir |
| legacy | (law) a gift of personal property by will |
| amputation | a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs |
| gaunt | very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold, v |
| alcove | a small recess opening off a larger room |
| bookie | a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) |
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