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The Westing Game Vocabulary Set 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To hate (someone or something) very much

a)

cull

b)

ornithology

c)

confound

d)

loathe

2.

To select or choose (someone or something) from a group

a)

cull

b)

burly

c)

accomplice

d)

renovate

3.

To surprise and confuse (someone or something)

a)

nestle

b)

confound

c)

renovate

d)

swathe

4.

Strong and heavy

a)

renovate

b)

derelict

c)

burly

d)

nestle

5.

A person who works with or helps someone who is doing something wrong or illegal

a)

accomplice

b)

renovate

c)

cull

d)

loathe

6.

Very bad or unpleasant

a)

burly

b)

accomplice

c)

horrendous

d)

cull

7.

To make changes and repairs to (an old house, building, room, etc.) so that it is back in good condition

a)

smart aleck

b)

horrendous

c)

renovate

d)

distribute

8.

A person who says things that are clever or funny but that are also disrespectful or rude.

a)

swathe

b)

smart-aleck

c)

self-appointed

d)

resignation

9.

A branch of science that deals with the study of birds

a)

derelict

b)

resignation

c)

ornithology

d)

nestle

10.

Thinking of yourself as having a particular position, job, responsibility, etc., without considering the opinions or wishes of other people.

a)

smart aleck

b)

self appointed

c)

distribute

d)

swathe

11.

An act of giving up a job or position in a formal or official way

a)

horrendous

b)

accomplice

c)

resignation

d)

ornithology

12.

A person who has no money, job, home, etc.

a)

accomplice

b)

swathe

c)

derelict

d)

nestle

13.

To divide something among the members of a group

a)

distribute

b)

resignation

c)

swathe

d)

distinguished

14.

To wrap or cover someone or something

a)

swathe

b)

accomplice

c)

distribute

d)

nestle

15.

To lie comfortably close to or against someone or something

a)

swathe

b)

distribute

c)

resignation

d)

nestle