VOCABULARY LIGHTNING ROUND THE YELLOW WALLPAPER FELICITY State

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