The Westing Game Chapters 1417 Dejected depressed in spirits disheartened or lowspirited Example Howie was dejected because his team lost the basketball game Flattery Excessive or insincere praise ID: 334947
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Vocab Lesson 4
The Westing Game
(Chapters 14-17)Slide2
Dejected
- depressed in spirits; disheartened or low-spirited
Example: Howie was dejected because his team lost the basketball game. Slide3
Flattery
:
Excessive or insincere praise
The hungry dog tried to draw the lamb out of her pen by using flattery to make her feel good. Slide4
Remission
:
The period during which the symptoms or a disease lessen or subside
Example: When I read
The Fault in Our Stars, I was surprised that the book began when Augustus was in remission from his cancer.
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Soothsayer
:
One who claims to be able to foretell events or predict the future; a seer.
Madame Trelawney claims to be a great soothsayer and always tells Harry all the dangers she sees in his future.
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Profound
:
Having deep insight or understanding
Hermione was so profound that sometimes Ron was confused.
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Guffaw:
A loud, unrestrained burst of laughter
Bill Clinton guffawed when Hilary told him some jokes. Slide8
Interrogate:
To question someone
Example: The police interrogated the angry larcenist. Slide9
Jittery
:
Extremely tense or nervous; jumpy
Ron was so jittery when he had to drive the car that he could not even hold the steering wheel still.