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Vocabulary Lightning Round . “The Yellow Wallpaper” . felicity. State of Happiness Noun. Scoff. To bring down; laugh at with contempt Verb. Assure. To guarantee, to promise Verb . Congenial. Pleasant, friendly Adjective . Opposition. Resistance Noun. Heir. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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VOCABULARY LIGHTNING ROUND “THE YELLOW WALLPAPER”
FELICITY
State of HappinessNoun
SCOFF
To bring down; laugh at with contempt Verb
ASSURE
To guarantee, to promise Verb
CONGENIAL
Pleasant, friendly Adjective
OPPOSITION
Resistance Noun
HEIR
Successor; one who inherits Noun
GALORE
A lot of Adjective
FLAMBOYANT
Showy, over-the-top Adjective
CONTRADICTION
Two things opposite each other; irony Noun
REVOLTING
Disgusting, unpleasant,, atrocious Adjective
LURID
Gross, grotesque, too graphic Adjective
ATROCIOUS
Awful, disgusting, horrible Adjective
HINDER
To slow down, prevent, block Verb
WHIM
A fanciful idea; spur of the moment desire; impulse Noun
RECURRENT
Appearing again and again; repeating Adjective
BULBOUS
Bulb-shaped; large and round Adjective
INANIMATE
Inactive, not living Adjective
QUERULOUS
Whiny, complaining Adjective
IMPRESSIONABLE
Easily influenced Adjective
TEMPERAMENT
Mood or attitude Noun
INFURIATING
Maddening; upsetting Adjective
DECEIT
Fraud, dishonesty Noun
FLOURISH
To thrive, grow, or prosper Verb
MISCONSTRUE
To misinterpret or take things the wrong way Verb