Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Vocabulary Preview.
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Lamb to the Slaughterby Roald DahlVocabulary Preview
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Anxiety (noun)State of being worried or uneasy.
Mrs. McCarty’s anxiety over riding the donkey was increased when the donkey seemed to tip forward.
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Luxuriate (verb)Take great pleasure
During the summer, Matt luxuriated in playing his ukulele on his front porch.
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Placid (adjective)
Calm; tranquil After a busy first week of school, Molly had a placid look on her face as her family drove to the cabin for a relaxing weekend.
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Premises (noun)House or building and its surrounding property
There is not smoking on school premises.
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Consoling (verb, used as adjective in this story)• comforting• Her mother offered a consoling hug when
she heard the bad news.
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Administered (verb)
• Given, applied• The nurse administered cough syrup to the
ill children.
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Hospitality (noun)
• Friendly, caring treatment of guests• The generous
man’s hospitality was famous among his neighbors.
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Dramatic ironyThe audience knows something important that some or all of the characters do not knowEven though I know the writers create dramatic irony on purpose, I still always want to yell, “turn around!” at the screen during a scary movie.
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Situational ironyOccurs when something that happens is the opposite of what we would normally expect to happen or would find appropriate.