not being able to do something very well

to threaten to reveal a secret unless paid or granted

average or less than average quality

a round tower, usually on a corner of a building

weak in mind because of old age

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Chasing Vermeer Vocabulary

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20 vocabulary words associated with the novel, Chasing Vermeer

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curator
a person in charge of a movie theater
a person in charge of a meat market
a person in charge of a museum
a person in charge of an amusement park
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incompetent
not being able to do anything
not being able to do something very well
being able to do something very well
being able to do something effectively
3
luminous
dull and lifeless
brightly colored
shining or glowing
lemon-like
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blackmail
to threaten
to allow someone access to your post office box
to threaten to reveal a secret unless paid or granted
to send in the mail
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mediocre
of a medium size
average or less than average quality
having to do with the media
a better than average
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premises
house and all the posessions
car, house and other posessions
land and the buildings on it
buildings and their contents
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inexplicable
cannot be explained
cannot be exploited
can be explained
cannot be understood
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anonymous
illegible
not known or made public
well-known
removed from sight
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coincidence
a surprise
a scheduled meeting
a chance happening
an ironic situation
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reproduction
a copy of something
a product of something
a one-of-a-kind
an illegal copy of something
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turret
a round building
a small animal related to a turtle
a round tower, usually on a corner of a building
a round flower vase
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gullible
easily tricked
believing nothing you're told
like a seagull
easily beaten in a race
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attribute
to give credit to someone else
to deny something to someone else
to award to someone else
to present to someone else
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forge
to make legal copies
to make illegal copies
to make a reproduction
to make a similar copy
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senile
forgetful
weak in mind because of old age
blissfully happy
absent-minded
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justice
fair and impartial treatment
a judge
liberty and freedom
unfair treatment
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absent-minded
lost
forgetful
distracted
brainless
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embroider
to sew a shirt
to sew a patch onto cloth
to sew a design onto cloth
to darn a sock
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murmur
to imitate
to talk very quietly
to mimic
to drink quickly
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sinister
evil and threatening
aloof
breaks the law
very social

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