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Westing Game Vocabuary 1-14

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(noun) - 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

a)

tenants

b)

infirmity

c)

implication

d)

contender

2.

(noun) - the act of carefully examining something especially in a critical way : the act of scrutinizing something

a)

infirmity

b)

pompous

c)

scrutiny

d)

meager

3.

(verb) - to try to solve a problem : to deal with a problem

a)

putrid

b)

grapple

c)

meager

d)

humiliate

4.

(adjective) - decayed with usually a very bad or disgusting smell

a)

putrid

b)

grapple

c)

meager

d)

humiliate

5.

(adjective) - not having enough of something (such as money or food) for comfort or happiness

a)

putrid

b)

grapple

c)

meager

d)

humiliate

6.

(adjective) - 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

a)

eccentric

b)

pompous

c)

scrutiny

d)

humiliate

7.

(noun) - the quality or state of being weak or ill

a)

eccentric

b)

infirmity

c)

scrutiny

d)

putrid

8.

(noun) - a food served in small portions before the main part of a meal

a)

scrumptious

b)

hors d’oeuvre

c)

meager

d)

tenants

9.

(verb) - to make (someone) feel very ashamed or foolish

a)

contender

b)

pompous

c)

scrutiny

d)

humiliate

10.

(noun) - the fact or state of being involved in or connected to something (such as a crime)

a)

contender

b)

implication

c)

scrutiny

d)

grapple

11.

(adjective) - tending to act in strange or unusual ways

a)

eccentric

b)

infirmity

c)

scrutiny

d)

putrid

12.

(adjective) - very pleasant to taste

a)

hors d’oeuvre

b)

meager

c)

putrid

d)

scrumptious

13.

(noun) - a person who tries to win something in a contest especially : a person who has a good chance of winning

a)

implication

b)

contender

c)

pompous

d)

humiliate

14.

synonyms: candidate, nominee, competitor, contestant, challenger

a)

implication

b)

contender

c)

pompous

d)

humiliate

15.

synonyms:

delicious, delectable, mouthwatering, tasty, delightful, lip-smacking,

yummy, delish

a)

hors d’oeuvre

b)

scrumptious

c)

scrutiny

d)

putrid

16.

synonyms: contend, deal, cope, face, handle, tackle, struggle

a)

putrid

b)

grapple

c)

meager

d)

humiliate

17.

synonyms:

occupants, renters, residents, lodgers, boarders, leaseholders,

occupiers

a)

tenants

b)

infirmity

c)

implication

d)

contender

18.

synonyms: inspection, study, examination, analysis, inquiry, search

a)

infirmity

b)

pompous

c)

scrutiny

d)

meager

19.

synonyms: rotten, decomposed, rancid, bad, moldy, tainted, fetid, rank

a)

putrid

b)

scrumptious

c)

meager

d)

humiliate

20.

synonyms:

insufficient, inadequate, paltry, skimpy, measly, small, insubstantial,

bitty

a)

putrid

b)

grapple

c)

meager

d)

infirmity

21.

synonyms: appetizer, starter, first course, entrée, nibbles

a)

scrumptious

b)

hors d’oeuvre

c)

meager

d)

tenants

22.

synonyms:

showy, flaunting, snobbish, self-important, arrogant, haughty,

pretentious

a)

eccentric

b)

pompous

c)

scrutiny

d)

humiliate

23.

synonyms:

illness, frailty, sickness, weakness, disability, ailment, indisposition,

frailness, ill-health

a)

eccentric

b)

infirmity

c)

scrutiny

d)

putrid

24.

synonyms:

insinuation, inference, suggestion, allegation, repercussions,

association, allusion

a)

contender

b)

implication

c)

scrutiny

d)

grapple

25.

synonyms:

chasten, embarrass, demean,

a)

contender

b)

pompous

c)

scrutiny

d)

humiliate

26.

synonyms: odd, unconventional, peculiar, weird, bizarre

a)

eccentric

b)

infirmity

c)

scrutiny

d)

putrid