VocabularyVocabularyContext and picturesContext and pictures

““The dispossessed party had never The dispossessed party had never acquiescedacquiesced in the judgment of the in the judgment of the Courts, and a long series of poaching Courts, and a long series of poaching affrays and similar scandals had affrays and similar scandals had embittered the relationships embittered the relationships between the families for three between the families for three generations.”generations.”

Not acquiesced acquiesced

Acquiesced Acquiesced

►Vb. - agreed or complied without Vb. - agreed or complied without protestprotest

“The narrow strip of precipitous woodland that lay on its outskirt was not remarkable for the game it harbored or the shooting it afforded, but it was the most jealously guarded of all its owner's territorial possessions.”

This is the place where the story takes place: AKA : Setting

Precipitous Precipitous

►Adj. – steep or sheerAdj. – steep or sheer

InterloperInterloper

►" ‘Good,’ snarled " ‘Good,’ snarled Georg, ‘good. We Georg, ‘good. We fight this quarrel fight this quarrel out to the death, out to the death, you and I and our you and I and our foresters, with no foresters, with no cursed interlopers cursed interlopers to come between to come between us.’ ”us.’ ”

InterloperInterloper- - noun- noun- one who interferes in one who interferes in the affairs of othersthe affairs of others

CondolencesCondolences::

Context:Context:“ ‘Your men will find you dead “ ‘Your men will find you dead under a fallen beech tree. For form's under a fallen beech tree. For form's sake I shall send my condolences to sake I shall send my condolences to your family.’"your family.’"

►Condolences-Condolences- noun-noun- expressions of expressions of sympathy with another in griefsympathy with another in grief

LanguorLanguor::►Context:Context:“In the pain and languor that “In the pain and languor that

Ulrich himself was feeling the old Ulrich himself was feeling the old fierce hatred seemed to be dying fierce hatred seemed to be dying down.”down.”

►Languor-Languor- noun-noun- lack of vigor; lack of vigor; weaknessweakness

SuccorSuccorContextContext::““In the cold, gloomy forest, with the wind tearing In the cold, gloomy forest, with the wind tearing

in fitful gusts through the naked branches and whistling in fitful gusts through the naked branches and whistling round the tree- trunks, they lay and waited for the help that round the tree- trunks, they lay and waited for the help that would now bring release and succor to both parties.”would now bring release and succor to both parties.”

►Succor-Succor- noun-noun- help; help; assistanceassistance

““The Lottery”The Lottery”

ProfuselyProfusely

►““The flowers The flowers were blossoming were blossoming profuselyprofusely and the and the grass was richly grass was richly green.”green.”

►Profusely -Profusely - adv. adv. - Plentifully; - Plentifully; copiously.   Freely and abundantly.copiously.   Freely and abundantly.

BoisterousBoisterous

►““They tended to gather together They tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke quietly for a while before they broke into into boisterousboisterous play.” play.”

►Boisterous -Boisterous - adj.-adj.-  Rough and stormy;   Rough and stormy; violent.  Loud, noisy, and lacking in violent.  Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline. restraint or discipline.

LotteryLottery

►““The The lotterylottery was was conducted--as were conducted--as were the square dances, the square dances, the teen club, the the teen club, the Halloween Halloween program--by Mr. program--by Mr. Summers, who had Summers, who had time and energy to time and energy to devote to civic devote to civic activities.”activities.”

►Lottery- Lottery- nounnoun - any happening or - any happening or process that is or appears to be process that is or appears to be determined by chancedetermined by chance

CivicCivic

►““The lottery was conducted--as were The lottery was conducted--as were the square dances, the teen club, the the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program--by Mr. Summers, Halloween program--by Mr. Summers, who had time and energy to devote to who had time and energy to devote to civiccivic activities.” activities.”

►Civic - Civic - adj. adj. - Of, relating to, or - Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship. citizenship. 

JovialJovial►““He was a round-faced, He was a round-faced,

jovialjovial man and he ran man and he ran the coal business, and the coal business, and people were sorry for people were sorry for him, because he had no him, because he had no children and his wife was children and his wife was a scold.”a scold.”

►Jovial  -Jovial  - adj. adj. - Marked by hearty - Marked by hearty friendliness and good cheerfriendliness and good cheer..

ParaphernaliaParaphernalia

►““The original The original paraphernaliparaphernaliaa for the for the lottery had lottery had been lost been lost long ago…”long ago…”

►Paraphernalia  -Paraphernalia  - pl.n. pl.n. --(used with a (used with a sing. or pl. verb)sing. or pl. verb)  The articles used in a   The articles used in a particular activity; equipmentparticular activity; equipment..

“…“…at one time, some at one time, some people remembered, people remembered,

there had been a recital there had been a recital of some sort, performed of some sort, performed

by the official of the by the official of the lottery, a lottery, a perfunctoryperfunctory, ,

tuneless chant that had tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each been rattled off duly each

year…”year…”

Perfunctory – adj. – Perfunctory – adj. – performed merely as a performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and routine duty; hasty and superficialsuperficial

InterminablyInterminably

►“…“…he seemed very proper and he seemed very proper and important as he talked important as he talked interminablyinterminably to to Mr. Graves and the Martins.”Mr. Graves and the Martins.”

►InterminablyInterminably - - adv.adv. - endlessly.    - endlessly.   Tiresomely long; tediously. Tiresomely long; tediously. 

DefiantlyDefiantly

►““She hesitated for a minute, looking She hesitated for a minute, looking around around defiantlydefiantly, and then set her lips , and then set her lips and went up to the box.”and went up to the box.”

►Defiantly - Defiantly - advadv. . - - resisting authority resisting authority or an opposing force in a bold way.or an opposing force in a bold way.

BeamedBeamed

►“…“…both both beamedbeamed and laughed, turning and laughed, turning around to the crowd and holding their around to the crowd and holding their slips of paper above their heads.”slips of paper above their heads.”

►BeamedBeamed - - verb verb - smiled expansively.- smiled expansively.

““The Cask of Amontillado”The Cask of Amontillado”

““At length I would be avenged; this was a At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled – but the very point definitely settled – but the very

definitiveness with which it was resolved definitiveness with which it was resolved precludedprecluded the idea of risk.” the idea of risk.”

Precluded – verb - preventedPrecluded – verb - prevented

““A wrong is A wrong is unredressedunredressedwhen when retributionretribution overtakesovertakesits redresser.”its redresser.”

Retribution – noun- payback; Retribution – noun- payback; punishment for a misdeedpunishment for a misdeed

““I must not only punish but punish I must not only punish but punish with with impunityimpunity.”.”

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Impunity – noun – freedom Impunity – noun – freedom from consequencesfrom consequences

““There were no attendants at home; There were no attendants at home; they had they had abscondedabsconded to to

make merry make merry in honour of the in honour of the

time.”time.”

Absconded – verb – left Absconded – verb – left quickly and secretly and quickly and secretly and hid.hid.

““I had told them that I I had told them that I should should not return untilnot return until the morning, the morning, and had given them and had given them explicitexplicit orders orders not to stir from the not to stir from the house.”house.”

Explicit – adj. – clearly statedExplicit – adj. – clearly stated

““It was It was in vainin vain that Fortunato, that Fortunato, uplifting his dull torch, endeavored uplifting his dull torch, endeavored

to pry into the depth of the to pry into the depth of the recess.”recess.”

(in) vain – adj – ineffectual or (in) vain – adj – ineffectual or unsuccessful; futileunsuccessful; futile

“…“…he had reached the he had reached the extremity of the extremity of the nicheniche

and and found his progress found his progress

arrested by the rock…”arrested by the rock…”

Niche – noun – semicircular arched wall Niche – noun – semicircular arched wall indentation (as for a statue); a recess indentation (as for a statue); a recess in the wallin the wall

““A moment more and I had A moment more and I had fetteredfettered him to the granite.” him to the granite.”

Fettered – verb – shackled; Fettered – verb – shackled; chained upchained up