The lottery vocab
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The Lottery Vocab
remnant
• Definition– remaining; yet left
• Example– This bucket is full of
fabric remnants.
illicit
• Definition– not
permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful;
• Example– What kinds
of activities are illicit at school?
profusely
• Definition– abundantly
• Example– On the hot day, I was
sweating profusely.
reprimands
• Definition– Lecture or rebuke
• Example– As a teenager, I grew
tired of all my mother’s reprimands, although I probably deserved them.
jovial
• Definition– Good-natured; jolly
• Example– Everyone wants to be
around jovial people.
hesitation
• Definition– indecision in speech or
action
• Example– The woman hesitated
before going on an online-dating site.
paraphernalia
• Definition– appendages;
ornaments; finery; equipments
• Example– A good set of
knives is essential paraphernalia in a cook’s kitchen.
perfunctory
• Definition– hasty and without
attention to detail; not thorough
• Example– Danny completed his
chores in a perfunctory manner, just trying to get his wife off his back.
– Lipsinging is considered perfunctory.
defiantly
• Definition– Rebelliously
• Example– Carrie stood up to her
boss defiantly, only to find she had lost her job.