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"The Lottery" Vocabulary

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  • If your interest in a hobby "lapses," what happens?
    C) You stop doing it as much or completely forget about it
    D) You buy more equipment for the hobby
    B) You start teaching others the hobby
    A) You do it more often because you love it
  • If you apologize "profusely," how are you apologizing?
    Once and then you forget about it
    Many times and very sincerely
    Quietly and quickly
    Only through a text message
  • to come to an end because of lack of use
    profusely
    lapse
    jovial
    ritual
  • A "jovial" person is someone who is
    Often worried about what might go wrong
    Very serious about following rules
    Interested in being alone rather than with friends
    Usually in a good mood and making others laugh
  • noisy, energetic, or wild
    profusely
    ritual
    jovial
    boisterous
  • A teacher might "reprimand" a student for:
    D) Turning in homework on time
    C) Talking loudly while the teacher is giving instructions
    A) Getting a perfect score on a test
    B) Helping to clean up the classroom without being asked
  • friendly and cheerful
    profusely
    jovial
    boisterous
    ritual
  • in large amounts
    boisterous
    tradition
    lapse
    profusely
  • to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them
    reprimand
    lapse
    tradition
    jovial
  • a ceremony or set of acts always performed in the same way
    tradition
    ritual
    reprimand
    lapse
  • Which of these is an example of a "tradition"?
    A) Learning how to play a new video game
    D) Buying the latest sneakers each year
    B) Having pizza every Friday night with your family
    C) Changing the wallpaper on your phone
  • What is an example of an athlete's pre-game "ritual"?
    A) Changing the game strategy after each match
    C) Celebrating differently for each win
    D) Trying out different sports equipment each time
    B) Eating a specific meal before every game
  • the handing down of knowledge, beliefs, customs, or the like from one generation to another
    reprimand
    ritual
    tradition
    boisterous