Adjectives
To see the bones
Poke through the skin
This word goes
Well beyond thin
What is "gaunt"?
Like wearing a mask,
I pretend to be
Someone you'll think
Is really me.
I am putting on a:
What is a "facade"?
Verb or adjective, adverb or noun.
What I see or hear is what I write down.
What am I doing?
What is "transcribing"?
"The book was better," Michael said of the popular, critically-acclaimed movie. "I was into them before it was cool," he said of the talented music artist. "Oh, you like pizza?" he asked. "You've never even tasted pizza unless you've eaten it under a real Tuscan sunset, wearing an Armani suit, like I have."
Michael is:
What is "pompous"?
This character in The Westing Game wears her hair in a single braid.
Who is Turtle Wexler?
If something is [this], it might tie someone or something to an illegal act.
What is "incriminating"?
Our school's science club just got a check for $10,000 from the club's _____, a wealthy woman who made a fortune after she invented a type of rocket propellant and retired to Orcas Island.
What is a "benefactor"?
A police force might do this to a demonstration, or you might just do this to a cough.
What is "suppress"?
Judge Janet sits and listens to lawyers who didn't agree with the last judge they dealt with. Janet presides over this type of court.
What is "appellate"?
This is the only Black character in The Westing Game.
Who is J.J. Ford?
Like two countries that share a border, or two different-sized forks in a fancy table setting.
What is "adjacent"?
You think I did it? I'll prove you wrong.
Your case is weak, and mine is strong.
I'm innocent, I'll prove it, too.
See? I was nowhere near you.
I have:
What is an "alibi"?
The adverb form of this vocabulary word describes a way that someone might behave if their dog just died and they failed an English test and someone made fun of their haircut, all on the same day.
What is "despondently"?
Head held low,
Moving slow.
One big sigh.
Wants to cry.
This person seems:
What is "despondent"?
This character in The Westing Game ended the book with a scar on her face.
Who is Angela Wexler?
Sometimes off
Sometimes on
Sometimes here
Sometimes gone
Things like this are:
What is "sporadic"?
An abandoned apartment
Or an old shipping barge
Is where for this act
One might be charged
(if they find one's sleeping bag there)
What is "vagrancy"?
The adverb form of this vocabulary word describes the way someone is behaving if they keep doing things for you and being so nice to you that you don't trust them.
What is "obsequiously"?
Insecure, not quite sure;
Kind of scared or unprepared,
So behavior will be:
What is "tentative"?
This character in The Westing Game was not playing the game, but was a lawyer involved in it.
Who is Ed Plum?
The teacher offered to help the student with their assignment. Then the teacher offered the student private tutoring at home. Then the teacher offered the student money just to show up to school. Then the teacher tried to do the student's chores for them so they could concentrate on their studies. Then the teacher cooked the student all their meals...the teacher was being:
What is "obsequious"?
Some might grumble about this political philosophy without realizing that it applies to basically everyone in most modern countries.
What is "liberalism"?
You know Mr. Z gave instructions, but you also know you didn't hear them because you were talking to your friend. Now he's asking if anyone has any questions. He's looking right at you. Uh oh. In what way do you raise your hand to ask him to repeat the instructions?
What is "tentatively"?
Justice, peace, and freedom: not so crazy to achieve.
This word describes many more than some would have you believe.
What is "liberal"?
This is the only character in The Westing Game to win an Olympic medal.
Who is Doug Hoo?