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Westing Game Ch. 7-8
Vocabulary and spelling words from chapters 7-8 of The Westing Game
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| jittery | Nervous; unable to speak |
| intern | A student or trainee of a specific job |
| jaunty | Lively, cheerful, self-confident |
| pompous | Irritatingly self-important and grand |
| louse | An unpleasant person (singular form of lice) |
| shrewd | Sharp powers of judgment |
| pawn | A person used by others for their own purposes |
| nonsensical | Having no meaning; making no sense |
| gibberish | Writing or speaking that is nonsense or has no meaning |
| crude | Lacking culture or manners |
| inscrutable | Impossible to understand or interpret |
| bigot | A person who does not tolerate others with different opinions |
| infirmity | Physical or mental weakness |
| gimps | An ugly term for a person with a disability or the way they move |
| pretentious | Attempting to impress by acting important |
| incriminating | Appearing guilty of a crime or wrongdoing |
| obituary | A notice or article of someone's death |
| implied | Suggested, but not directly stated |
| divisive | Tending to cause disagreement among people |
| vindictiveness | A strong desire for revenge |
| oblige | To do as someone asks to please that person |
| spacious | A lot of space |
| transcribed | To put spoken information into written form |
| impeccable | Perfect, faultless |