click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
"The Lottery" vocab
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |