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Westing Game Vocabulary 14-30

Vocabulary words from The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.

AB
scrimpto be thrifty
dejectedlysad and depressed
deceptionto give a mistaken impression
despondentloss of hope or courage
meticulousshowing with great detail
paranoiasuspicion and mistrust of people
eludeescape in a cunning way
endorseto support an idea or a person
peevishlyeasily irritated by unimportant things
cullselectively choose from large quantity
delinquentcharacterized by a tendency to commit a crime
accomplicea person who helps another commit a crime
tautstretched or pulled tight
renovaterestore to a good state of repair
orthopedicbranch of medicine dealing with bones or muscles


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