Westing Game vocab Ch. 1-8

Front

People who rent or lease a house or apartment

Back

Tenants

Front

to try and solve or deal with a problem

Back

grapple

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

decayed with a bad smell

Back

putrid

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

Not having enough of something (money or food)

Back

Meager

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Examining something carefully

Back

scrutiny

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

acting in strange and unusual ways

Back

eccentric

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Attitude of superiority.

Back

pompous

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Weakness due to illness or age

Back

infirmity

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

From these _____ beginnings he built the giant Westing Paper Products Corporation and founded Westingtown.

Back

meager

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

And high above the _____ corpse a crystal chandelier is tinkling.

Back

putrid

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4