The Lottery Vocabulary

Boisterous

• pertaining to a city or town

• merry or joyus humor

• being in a far away place

• disorderly and noisy

Duly

• being in a far away place

• done in a proper manner

• disorderly and noisy

• to pat gently to show affection

Petulantly

• done in a snappish or impatient way

• a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic

• done in a proper manner

• to swell or puff out, like smoke

Last week, I _____ with my doctor about my test results.

• caressed

• disengaged

• consulted

• conformed

What is foreshadowing?

• The time and place of a story

• Hints or clues of what is to come later in the story

• The rising action of a story

• A problem that happens within the character's body or mind

profusely

• comply with rules, standards, or laws.

• to communicate

• seek information or an opinion

• abundant ; in great amount

Jovial

• merry or joyus humor

• without having obstacles in your way

• done in an impatient way

• pleasantly calm or peaceful

My kids complained about the _______ long road trip we made last week.

• indirect

• innate

• interminably

• inadequate

Perfunctory

• pleasantly calm or peaceful

• avoid or neglect

• performed as a routine

• abundant or in great amount

Use context clues to determine the meaning of "scold":

He was a round-faced, jovial man and he ran the coal business, and people were sorry for him, because he had no children and his wife was a scold.

• She talked a lot

• She was old

• She nagged a lot

• She cared too much