The Westing Game - Vocabulary

Question 1

bigot

Answer 1

narrow minded and intolerant of others opinions or views

Question 2

pretentious

Answer 2

claiming or seeming to act very important; showing off, flashy

Question 3

divisive

Answer 3

causing disagreement or dissension

Question 4

vindictive

Answer 4

in a revengeful way or intending to get back at

Question 5

impeccable

Answer 5

perfect; having no flaws or faults

Question 6

defiantly

Answer 6

manner of showing opposition to a thing or person in charge; boldly

Question 7

alibi

Answer 7

an excuse by the accused that he or she was somewhere else during a crime

Question 8

timidity

Answer 8

feeling or showing fright or shyness

Question 9

obsequious

Answer 9

too willing to serve or obey, as in trying to gain favor

Question 10

profound

Answer 10

showing great knowledge or deep thought; deeply felt

Question 11

interrogate

Answer 11

to ask questions in a harsh manner when testing the knowledge or qualifications of someone

Question 12

incriminate

Answer 12

to show or say that someone is guilty

Question 13

derelict

Answer 13

poor homeless person who has no one to care for him; vagrant

Question 14

wreak

Answer 14

to inflict havoc or vengeance upon

Question 15

paranoid

Answer 15

an irrational distrust of others; a condition in which a person has a continuing elaborate delusion of persecution or grandeur

Question 16

stoolie

Answer 16

slang for informer, spy

Question 17

dastardly

Answer 17

cowardly or mean

Question 18

cunning

Answer 18

clever in a sly or deceiving way