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Gemma, Kyle, Fatima, Lynnette, and DougSlide2

Profusely

Spending; giving freely in large amount, often to excessThe morning of June 27th

was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming

profusely

and the grass was richly green.Slide3

AssembledTo bring together; gather in one place

The children assembled

first, of course.Slide4

BoisterousRough and noisy; jolly and rowdy

School was recently over for the summer and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on the most of the; they tended to gather together quietly for awhile before they broke into

boisterous

play.Slide5

ReprimandsA formal one by a person in authority

Their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of the books and

reprimands

.Slide6

Surveying

The one who surveys

Surveying

their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxesSlide7

ReluctantlyUnwilling; disinclined; struggling in opposition

Soon, the women, standing by their husbands, began to call their children, and the children came

reluctantly

, having to be called four or five times.Slide8

HastilyMoving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried

He held it firmly by one corner as he turned and went

hastily

back to his place in the crowd.Slide9

ConductedPersonal behavior; way of acting

The lottery was conducted

by Mr. Summers.Slide10

JovialEndowed with: characterized by a hearty; pertaining to the god.

He was a round-faced,

jovial

man and he ran the coal business, and the people were sorry for him.Slide11

ScoldTo find fault with anger.

Because he had no children, and his wife was a

scold

.Slide12

HesitationDelay due to certainty of mind/fear.

…there was a hesitation

before two men, Mr. Martin and his oldest son Baxter came forward….Slide13

Paraphernalia Personal Belongings The original

paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use…Slide14

ShabbierImpaired by wear; showing conspicuous signs of wear or neglect

The black box grew

shabbier

each year….and in some places faded or stained.Slide15

RitualAn established or prescribed procedure for religion.

“…there had been, also, a

ritual

salute, which the official of the lottery….”Slide16

RecitalA musical entertainment given usually by a single

“…at one time, some people remembered, there had been a

recital

of some sort, performed by the official of the lottery.”Slide17

PerfunctoryPerformed merely as a routine duty.

“..a perfunctory

, tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year…”Slide18

LapseA slip or error; failure.

“…to walk among the people, but years and years ago this part of the ritual had been allowed to

lapse

..”Slide19

InterminablyIncapable of being terminated.

“He seemed very proper and important as he talked

interminably

to Mr. Graves and the Martins.”Slide20

DisengagedTo release from attachment.

“ A man disengaged

himself from the crowd and came forward.”Slide21

GravelyIn a grave or sober mannerShe watched while Mr. Graves came around from the side of the box, greeted Mr. Summers

gravely and selected a slip of paper from the box.Slide22

PetulantlyMoved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

“There’s always been a lottery,” he added

petulantly

.Slide23

StoutlyBulky in figure, heavily built; corpulent; fat Slide24

DaintilyIn a refined mannerNancy was twelve, and her school friends breathed heavily as she went forward switching her skirt, and took a slip

daintily from the box.Slide25

DefiantlyCharacterized by defiance; boldly resistance. She hesitated for a minute, looking around defiantly

, and then set her lips and went to the box.