The Westing Game Chapters 1821 Malady Any disorder or disease of the body especially one that is chronic Example The child had a malady that made her miss a couple days of school every week ID: 403599
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Vocab Lesson 5
The Westing Game
(Chapters 18-21)Slide2
Malady-
Any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic.
Example: The child had a malady that made her miss a couple days of school every week. Slide3
Coy
:
showing fake reluctance or acting flirtatiously
Matilda smiled coyly when Howie asked her to homecoming.
“Oh I’m not sure it will work….I probably have homework….”
Howie started to walk away.
“YES OK YES I’LL GO WITH YOU!” Slide4
Adjacent
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Adjoining, neighboring
Example: The adjacent yard had grass so long, that Howie longed to ride over there on his own mower.
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Skirted
:
passed around, or close to something
Howie skirted around the corner of the house in hot pursuit of his runaway dog!
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Penance
:
Punishment in order to make up for some wrongdoing
Howie’s penance for pushing his sister down the stairs included dishes every night until he was 50. Slide7
Docket:
A list of cases in court for trial
The case of Sam Westing’s murder was next on the docket, scheduled for Thursday. Slide8
Covet:
To have
extreme greed for material wealth or possessions
Example: Matilda coveted her sister’s scrumptious lollipop. Slide9
Miscalculation
:
Calculated or judged incorrectly
Theo miscalculated the formula so badly that he blew up his high school science lab.