Westing Game Vocabulary Chapters 1-30

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tenants (noun)

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a person, business, group, etc., that pays to use another person's property : someone who rents or leases a house, apartment, etc., from a landlord. Synonyms: occupants, renters, residents, lodgers, boarders, leaseholders, occupiers.

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grapple (verb)

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to try to solve a problem : to deal with a problem. Synonyms: contend, deal, cope, face, handle, tackle, struggle.

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putrid (adjective)

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decayed with usually a very bad or disgusting smell. Synonyms: rotten, decomposed, rancid, bad, moldy, tainted, fetid, rank.

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meager (adjective)

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not having enough of something (such as money or food) for comfort or happiness. Synonyms: insufficient, inadequate, paltry, skimpy, measly, small, insubstantial, bitty.

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scrutiny (noun)

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the act of carefully examining something especially in a critical way : the act of scrutinizing something. Synonyms: inspection, study, examination, analysis, inquiry, search.

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eccentric (adjective)

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tending to act in strange or unusual ways. Synonyms: odd, unconventional, peculiar, weird, bizarre.

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pompous (adjective)

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having or showing the attitude of people who speak and behave in a very formal and serious way because they believe that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people. Synonyms: showy, flaunting, snobbish, self-important, arrogant, haughty, pretentious.

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infirmity (noun)

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the quality or state of being weak or ill especially because of old age. Synonyms: illness, frailty, sickness, weakness, disability, ailment, indisposition, frailness, ill-health.

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hors d’oeuvre (noun)

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a food served in small portions before the main part of a meal. Synonyms: appetizer, starter, first course, entrée, nibbles.

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humiliate (verb)

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to make (someone) feel very ashamed or foolish. Synonyms: chasten, embarrass, demean, degrade, disgrace, shame, humble, dishonor, put down.