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The Westing Game Vocabulary

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a person or group that receives funds or property as stated in a will, trust, etc.

a)

beneficiary

b)

glistening

c)

trespessing

d)

devoured

e)

suspicious

2.

shining brightly

a)

beneficiary

b)

glistening

c)

trespessing

d)

devoured

e)

suspicious

3.

to be in an area that you’re not allowed in

a)

beneficiary

b)

glistening

c)

trespessing

d)

devoured

e)

suspicious

4.

to have eaten quickly

a)

beneficiary

b)

glistening

c)

trespessing

d)

devoured

e)

suspicious

5.

feeling doubt

a)

beneficiary

b)

glistening

c)

trespessing

d)

devoured

e)

suspicious

6.

a show or burst of anger or frustration

a)

beneficiary

b)

glistening

c)

trespessing

d)

devoured

e)

tantrum

7.

A sickly person.

a)

inscrutable

b)

audible

c)

incompetence

d)

invalid

e)

tentatively

8.

Inability to do something properly due to lack of skills.

a)

inscrutable

b)

audible

c)

incompetence

d)

invalid

e)

tentatively

9.

In an uncertain or hesitant manner.

a)

inscrutable

b)

audible

c)

incompetence

d)

invalid

e)

tentatively

10.

Able to be heard.

a)

inscrutable

b)

audible

c)

incompetence

d)

invalid

e)

tentatively

11.

Mysterious or difficult to understand

a)

beneficiary

b)

audible

c)

incompetence

d)

adjacent

e)

inscrutable

12.

Beside or next to.

a)

inscrutable

b)

audible

c)

incompetence

d)

adjacent

e)

inscrutable

13.

clear-cut or sharply defined in shape or profile

a)

chiseled

b)

inheritance

c)

bewildered

d)

sentimental

e)

tenants

14.

money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died

a)

chiseled

b)

inheritance

c)

bewildered

d)

sentimental

e)

tenants

15.

totally confused

a)

chiseled

b)

inheritance

c)

bewildered

d)

sentimental

e)

tenants

16.

easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc, often in a way that seems silly to other people

a)

chiseled

b)

inheritance

c)

bewildered

d)

sentimental

e)

tenants

17.

someone who lives in a house, room etc and pays rent to the person who owns it

a)

chiseled

b)

inheritance

c)

bewildered

d)

sentimental

e)

tenants

18.

a feeling of shame and great embarrassment, because you have been made to look stupid or weak

a)

chiseled

b)

inheritance

c)

bewildered

d)

sentimental

e)

humiliation

19.

an offer or suggestion

a)

demeaning

b)

incriminating

c)

mementoes

d)

deception

e)

proposal

20.

not able to be had

a)

demeaning

b)

incriminating

c)

mementoes

d)

deception

e)

unattainable

21.

causing someone to lose their dignity or the respect of others

a)

demeaning

b)

incriminating

c)

mementoes

d)

deception

e)

unattainable

22.

a trick or lie

a)

demeaning

b)

incriminating

c)

mementoes

d)

deception

e)

unattainable

23.

reminders of events, people, or places

a)

demeaning

b)

incriminating

c)

mementoes

d)

deception

e)

unattainable

24.

proving involvement in a crime

a)

demeaning

b)

incriminating

c)

mementoes

d)

deception

e)

unattainable

25.

friendship

a)

deafened

b)

deliverance

c)

lavatory

d)

distorted

e)

companionship

26.

twisted and misshapen

a)

deafened

b)

deliverance

c)

lavatory

d)

distorted

e)

companionship

27.

freedom or rescue

a)

deafened

b)

deliverance

c)

lavatory

d)

distorted

e)

companionship

28.

being lawful or true

a)

deafened

b)

legitimate

c)

lavatory

d)

distorted

e)

companionship

29.

made unable to hear

a)

deafened

b)

legitimate

c)

lavatory

d)

distorted

e)

companionship

30.

a bathroom

a)

deafened

b)

legitimate

c)

lavatory

d)

distorted

e)

companionship

31.

to find out what illness someone has, or what the cause of a fault is, after doing tests, examinations etc

a)

diagnosed

b)

reluctant

c)

derelicts

d)

irresponsible

e)

meticulous

32.

slow and unwilling

a)

diagnosed

b)

reluctant

c)

derelicts

d)

irresponsible

e)

meticulous

33.

someone who has no money or home, lives on the streets, and is very dirty – used to show disapproval

a)

diagnosed

b)

reluctant

c)

derelicts

d)

irresponsible

e)

meticulous

34.

doing careless things without thinking or worrying about the possible bad results

a)

diagnosed

b)

reluctant

c)

derelicts

d)

irresponsible

e)

meticulous

35.

very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly

a)

diagnosed

b)

reluctant

c)

derelicts

d)

irresponsible

e)

meticulous

36.

someone who thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words – used to show disapproval

a)

diagnosed

b)

reluctant

c)

derelicts

d)

irresponsible

e)

pompous

37.

a person who gets something

a)

recipient

b)

innocent

c)

conscience

d)

vengeful

e)

mournful

38.

not guilty of doing something wrong

a)

recipient

b)

innocent

c)

conscience

d)

vengeful

e)

mournful

39.

a feeling of knowing right from wrong

a)

recipient

b)

innocent

c)

conscience

d)

vengeful

e)

mournful

40.

wanting to harm someone in return for a hurtful act

a)

recipient

b)

innocent

c)

conscience

d)

vengeful

e)

mournful

41.

feeling very sad

a)

recipient

b)

innocent

c)

conscience

d)

vengeful

e)

mournful

42.

imitated or copied

a)

recipient

b)

innocent

c)

conscience

d)

vengeful

e)

mimicked