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The Lottery Vocab
The Lottery
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |