Short Story Vocab

Question 1

Profusely - The Lottery

Answer 1

1) adverb 2) exhibiting great abundance; bountiful

Question 2

Boisterous - The Lottery

Answer 2

1) adjective 2) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.

Question 3

Reprimand - The Lottery

Answer 3

1) noun 2) a rebuke, especially an official one.

Question 4

Civic - The Lottery

Answer 4

1) adjective 2) relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal.

Question 5

Jovial - The Lottery

Answer 5

1) adjective 2) cheerful and friendly.

Question 6

Paraphernalia - The Lottery

Answer 6

1) noun 2) miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

Question 7

Perfunctory - The Lottery

Answer 7

1) adjective 2) (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.

Question 8

Interminably - The Lottery

Answer 8

1) adverb 2) having or seeming to have no end “Mr. Summers was very good at all this; in his clean white shirt and blue jeans, with one hand resting carelessly on the black box, he seemed very proper and important as he talked interminably to Mr. Graves and the Martins.”

Question 9

Surly - The Lesson

Answer 9

1) adjective 2) bad-tempered and unfriendly

Question 10

Ferocious - The Lesson

Answer 10

1) adjective 2) savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.

Question 11

Notion - The Lesson

Answer 11

1) noun 2) a conception of or belief about something

Question 12

Recitation - The Lesson

Answer 12

1) noun 2) the action of repeating something aloud from memory.

Question 13

Treachery - The Lesson

Answer 13

1) noun 2) betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature.

Question 14

Furtive - Everyday Use

Answer 14

1) adjective 2) attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

Question 15

Cowering - Everyday Use

Answer 15

1) verb 2) crouch down in fear

Question 16

Doctrines - Everyday Use

Answer 16

1) noun 2) a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group.

Question 17

Clabber - Everyday Use

Answer 17

1) noun 2) milk that has naturally clotted on souring.

Question 18

Dasher - Everyday Use

Answer 18

1) noun 2) a plunger for agitating cream in a churn.

Question 19

Heritage - Everyday Use

Answer 19

1) noun 2) valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions, unspoiled countryside, and historic buildings that have been passed down from previous generations.

Question 20

Trifles - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 20

1) noun 2) a thing of little value or importance.

Question 21

Disdainful - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 21

1) adjective 2) showing contempt or lack of respect.

Question 22

Acquiescence - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 22

1) noun 2) the reluctant acceptance of something without protest. “of course it’s no more than their duty, said the sheriff’s wife, in her manner of timid acquiescence.”(823)

Question 23

Detained - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 23

1) verb 2) keep (someone) from proceeding; hold back.

Question 24

Shabby - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 24

1) adjective 2) in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care.

Question 25

Indecisive - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 25

1) adjective 2) not settling an issue.

Question 26

Scrutinized - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 26

1) verb 2) examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

Question 27

Apprehensive - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 27

1) adjective 2) ​​anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Question 28

Incisively - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 28

1) adverb 2) with extreme concentration or effort; very thoroughly or vigorously.

Question 29

Evasion - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 29

1) noun 2) the action of evading something.

Question 30

Facetiously - A Jury of Her Peers

Answer 30

1) adverb 2) not meant to be taken seriously or literally

Question 31

Pungent - Rules of The Game

Answer 31

1) adjective 2) having a sharply strong taste or smell.

Question 32

Solemnity - Rules of The Game

Answer 32

1) noun 2) the state or quality of being serious and dignified.

Question 33

Pawn - Rules of The Game

Answer 33

1) noun 2) a chess piece of the smallest size and value. moves one square forward along its file if unobstructed, or one square diagonally forward when making a capture. Each player begins with eight pawns on the second rank, and can promote a pawn to become any other piece if it reaches the opponent’s end of the board.

Question 34

Benevolently - Rules of The Game

Answer 34

1) adverb 2) well meaning and kindly

Question 35

Retort - Rules of The Game

Answer 35

1) verb 2) say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.

Question 36

Prodigy - Rules of The Game

Answer 36

1) noun 2) a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.

Question 37

Malodorous - Rules of The Game

Answer 37

1) adjective 2) smelling very unpleasant.

Question 38

Concessions - Rules of The Game

Answer 38

1) noun 2) things that are granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded