"The Westing Game" Ch. 10-18 Vocabulary Review

Grimaced

• to have smiled in an affectionate way

• to have blurted out

• to have a facial expression that indicated disapproval or pain

• to have quoted phrases from a book or text

Malady

• an odd woman

• disorder or disease of the body; undesirable condition

• an outcast; a person rejected by others

• a feeling of comfort; a state of good health

Obsequious

• Confident; trusting in one's own abilities

• Defiant; disobedient toward authority

• Complimentary; eager to please

• Distrusting; suspicous

Adjacent

• Near; adjoining; neighboring

• Confining; enclosed; trapped

• Unsure; hesitant

• Divided; detached; separate

Coiffure

• Location

• Physician

• Childish appearance

• Hairdo

Guffaw

• lasting impression

• helpless;needy

• loud burst of laughter

• forceful impact

Paraphernalia

• One's belongings

• Articles

• Clothing items

• Apologies

Prattling

• making loud and disruptive noises

• talking in a fooliish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble

• shaking uncontrollably

• meddling in someone's personal business

Alibi

• expression of extreme disapproval

• an expression of praise or admiration

• act or process of giving formal consent to, or the state of having been approved

• the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time that a crime was committed

Timidity

• willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage

• the state or quality of lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery

• tendency to deceive or mislead others

• the quality of lacking pity or compassion for others