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Westing Game Ch. 4-6

Vocabulary and spelling words from chapters 4-6 of The Westing Game

TermDefinition
incompetence Inability to do something successfully
poise A person's graceful or elegant manner
eccentric Slightly strange or weirdly different
appalled Greatly dismayed or horrified
autopsy An examination to determine the cause of a person's death
cunning Showing skill in achieving one's goals by deceit or trickery
windfall A piece of unexpected good fortune, typically having to do with money
uncanny Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
beckoned To make a gesture with a hand or arm to encourage someone to come nearer
pyrotechnic Of or relating to fireworks
marred To spoil the appearance of something
executor An appointed person to carry out the terms of a will
beneficiary A person who benefits with money or property from a will
legacy An amount of money or property left to someone in a will
heir A person legally entitled to property or money of another person when he or she dies
invalid A person disabled by an injury
morbid An abnormal interest in disturbing or unpleasant subjects
Created by: MrsJohnson10
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