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"The Lottery" vocab
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Profusely | plentifully; in great amount |
Reprimands | punishments |
Surveying | examining or looking at carefully |
Reluctantly | hesitant; unwilling |
Grasping | Holding firmly |
Jovial | cheerful; happy |
Paraphernalia | equipment |
Perfunctory | carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. |
Scold | a woman who nags or grumbles constantly |
Petulantly | Irritably, impatient |
Precisely | carefully |
Consulted | Sought/seek advice or information |
Daintily | delicately |
Ritual | a ceremonial or traditional act |
Desperately | hopelessly |