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

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