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The Lottery Vocab
The Lottery
Term | Definition | |
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repirmands | noun | punishment |
surveying | verb | examining or looking at features carefully |
reculantly | adverb | hesitantly;as unwilling |
grasping | verb | holding firmly; as if grabbing tightly |
jovial | adjective | cheerful; overly happy or boisterous |
paraphernalia | noun | equipment relating to a specific task |
perfunctory | adjective | carried out with a minimum effort or reflection (without thought) |
scold | noun | an old fashioned term for a woman who nags or grumbles constantly |
petluantly | adverb | irritably, impatient irritation |
precicley | adverb | carefully in fine detail |
consulted | verb | advice or information |
daintly | adverb | delicately, in a small gentle way |
ritual | noun | a ceremonial traditional act |
profusley | adverb | plentifully; in great amount |