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group 2 words for WW
Group 2 Vocabulary for The Wednesday Wars
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| usurp | to take someone’s job, position, power, or authority without having the right to do this |
| careen | to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion |
| malice | the desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering feeling a need to see others suffer |
| vengeance | the act of harming or killing someone because they have done something bad to you violent revenge |
| momentum | the tendency of a moving object to keep moving unless another force stops it or slows it down |
| restitution | the act of returning something that was lost or stolen to the person it belongs to payment or services to someone because you have done something bad or illegal to them (repayment) |
| begrudge | to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): |
| unscathed | not scathed; unharmed; uninjured; unhurt |
| plummet | to plunge; to fall straight down very quickly from a high position |
| vanquish | to defeat in any contest or conflict; be victorious over: |