VOCABULARY LIGHTNING ROUND “THE YELLOW WALLPAPER”
SCOFF
To bring down; laugh at with contempt
Verb
HEIR
Successor; one who inherits
Noun
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
FLOURISH
To thrive, grow, or prosper
Verb
MISCONSTRUE
To misinterpret or take things the wrong way
Verb