The Westing Game Chapters 16 Exclusive Shutting out all others from a part or share Example Not everyone can be friends with this exclusive bunch Grappled Tried to overcome or deal with ID: 273395
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Vocab Lesson 1
The Westing Game (Chapters 1-6)Slide2
Exclusive:
Shutting out all others from a part or share
Example: Not everyone can be friends with this exclusive bunch. Slide3
Grappled:
Tried to overcome or deal with
Example: Hungry Howie grappled with his sister for the last hamburger. Slide4
Gaunt:
extremely thin or bony; emaciated
Example: The sad, gaunt dog looked hungrily at Hungry Howie’s hamburger. Slide5
MArred
damaged or spoiled to a certain extent; rendered less perfect
Example: The car would have been worth much more had it not been so badly marred.Slide6
Receding:
going or moving away; withdrawing
John Quincy Adams was so busy being the 6th U.S. president that he had no time to even think about his receding hairline. Slide7
RElinquishing:
giving up or abandoning; letting go; surrendering
REEELINQUISHHH ….REEELINQUISSHHHH…Slide8
Elfin:
of or like an elf; small, merry, or mischievous
Example: As the boys swooped in to raid the refrigerator, Hungry Howie could not contain his elfin grin.
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Reverence:
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
Example:
The dog had no reverence for the church service.