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Sid Fleischman's Book The Whipping Boy
"Thinking" Words
I Don't Feel Well
Judge and Jury
100
adj. pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
What is cadaverous
100
adj. deserving blame; worthy of condemnation
What is culpable
100
adj. vague; confused; indistinct
What is nebulous
100
adj. inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset
What is sqeamish
100
adj. unimportant, trifling
What is inconsequential
200
adj. without adornment, simple, plain
What is austere
200
noun. an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
What is anathema
200
adj. unable to make up one's mind; hesitating
What is irresolute
200
verb. to make less in amount, degree; weaken
What is abate
200
noun. a breaking of a law or obligation
What is infraction
300
adj. strong and sturdy
What is stalwart
300
verb. to place in a lower position
What is relegate
300
adj. tending to delay or procrastinate; intended to delay or postpone
What is dilatory
300
adj. easily influenced; lacking in resistance
What is susceptible
300
verb. to call into question; to attack as false
What is impugn
400
adj. fat; having a large, bulky body
What is corpulent
400
noun. hatred; contempt
What is odium
400
noun. dismay; confusion
What is consternation
400
adj. susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm; unprotected
What is vulnerable
400
verb. to review a series of facts, to sum up
What is recapitulate
500
adj. untidy,dirty
What is slovenly
500
verb. to deny responsibility for or connection with
What is disavow
500
verb. to confuse
What is disconcert
500
verb. to prepare by combining ingredients
What is concoct
500
noun. something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
What is supposition
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