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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Vocabulary Preview

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.

Luxuriate (verb) Take great pleasure During the summer, Matt luxuriated in playing his ukulele on his front porch.

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.

Premises (noun) House or building and its surrounding property There is not smoking on school premises.

Consoling (verb, used as adjective in this story) comforting Her mother offered a consoling hug when she heard the bad news.

Administered (verb) Given, applied The nurse administered cough syrup to the ill children.

Hospitality (noun) Friendly, caring treatment of guests The generous man’s hospitality was famous among his neighbors.

Dramatic irony The audience knows something important that some or all of the characters do not know Even 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.

Situational irony Occurs when something that happens is the opposite of what we would normally expect to happen or would find appropriate.