the lottery vocab

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.