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Westing Game 16-18
6th grade vocabulary for Westing Game chpts 16-18
Question | Answer |
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vaguely | adv., not clearly expressed |
smirk | v., to smile in an unpleasant or obnoxious way |
jitters | n., a very nervous feeling |
squat | adj., short and fat |
unfulfilled | adj., not yet acheived or not able to acheive |
reassure | v., to make someone less afraid, upset, or doubtful |
erupt | v., to do something suddenly and often violently |
amnesia | n.,a condition in which a person is unable to remember things because of brain injury |
traumatic | adj., causing someone to become very upset |
despondently | adv., sad and without hope |
parcel | n., a package or box which is delivered to someone |
incinerator | n., a machine or container that is used for burning garbage |
painstakingly | adv., done with great care and effort |
innersole | n., part of a shoe |
elude | v., to avoid or escape by being quick, skillful, or smart |
pneumonia | n., a serious disease that affects the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe |
bachelor | n., an unmarried man |
ailment | n., a sickness or illness |
malady | n., a disease or illness |
graft | n., a piece of skin, muscle, or bone that is attached to a part of the body to repair a damaged area |
adjacent | adj., close, near, or next to something |
unsnarl | v., to undo a knot or tangle |
neurologist | n., a doctor who studies the nervous system and the diseases that affect it |