Collection 1: The Lottery

As you read Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 10's Collection 1: What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?, texts about flag burning, The Lottery
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  1. profusely
    in very large amounts or quantities; extremely
  2. boisterous
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  3. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  4. perfunctory
    as a formality only
  5. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  6. disengage
    become free
  7. grave
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  8. petulantly
    in an easily irritated or annoyed manner
  9. stoutly
    in a resolute manner
  10. defiantly
    in a rebellious manner
Created on Sun Jun 29 19:42:55 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Jul 02 09:35:42 EDT 2014)

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