Vocabulary • Ch 19 - The Westing Game • Context Clues

She took on a pilgrimage as a form of penance for her actions.

 

What does the word 'penance' mean?

• A punishment you give yourself for doing wrong

• Getting back at someone who hurt you

• To badly damage or hurt someone or something

• Long-lasting or recurring over a period of time

She suffers from chronic pain which makes everyday activities difficult.

 

What does the word 'chronic' mean?

• To change something to look different

• A wandering person with no permanent home

• Long-lasting or recurring over a period of time

• Getting back at someone who hurt you

She indulged in the feast like a glutton, eating everything in sight.

 

What does the word 'glutton' mean?

• A wandering person with no permanent home

• To really want something that someone else has

• A list or schedule of planned events

• Someone who eats too much

The media sometimes distorts facts to manipulate public opinion.

 

What does the word 'distort' mean?

• To change something to look different

• A wandering person with no permanent home

• To badly damage or hurt someone or something

• Someone who eats too much

The lawyer presented the case to the judge's docket.

 

What does the word 'docket' mean?

• To change something to look different

• To badly damage or hurt someone or something

• To move or squirm restlessly and nervously

• A list or schedule of planned events

The criminal used a sharp object to mutilate the victim's body.

 

What does the word 'mutilate' mean?

• A wandering person with no permanent home

• To badly damage or hurt someone or something

• Getting back at someone who hurt you

• To move or squirm restlessly and nervously

She could not stop fidgeting with her pen during the presentation.

 

What does the word 'fidget' mean?

• To move or squirm restlessly and nervously

• To really want something that someone else has

• Getting back at someone who hurt you

• To change something to look different

She sought vengeance for the wrongs committed against her.

 

What does the word 'vengeance' mean?

• To change something to look different

• Getting back at someone who hurt you

• To really want something that someone else has

• Long-lasting or recurring over a period of time

She couldn't help but covet her friend's luxurious new car.

 

What does the word 'covet' mean?

• To really want something that someone else has

• Long-lasting or recurring over a period of time

• To change something to look different

• A list or schedule of planned events

The homeless man wandered the streets as a vagrant, with no place to call home.

 

What does the word 'vagrant' mean?

• A wandering person with no permanent home

• A punishment you give yourself for doing wrong

• A list or schedule of planned events

• Someone who eats too much