Vocabulary - The Lottery
Profusely
Plentiful; copious.
Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant:
Liberty
The condition of being free from restriction or control.
The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.
The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
Boisterous
Rough and stormy; violent.
Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline.
Paraphernalia –
Personal belongings.
The articles used in a particular activity; equipment: a photographer's paraphernalia.
A married woman's personal property exclusive of her dowry, according to common law.
Recital
The act of reading or reciting in a public performance.
A very detailed account or report of something; a narration.
A public performance of music or dance, especially by a solo performer
Interminably
Being or seeming to be without an end; endless. See Synonyms at continual.
Tiresomely long; tedious.
Petulantly Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish
Description
Intro vocabulary to The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson.
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