Lamb to the Slaughter Vocabulary

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precinct (paragraph 83)

• location

• place of business

• police district

• voting place

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spanner (paragraph 97)

• part of a bridge

• the entire length of something

• wrench (British)

• frying pan (Scottish)

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exasperated (paragraph 101)

• sleepy and drowsy

• encouraged and uplifted

• excited and thrilled

• irritated and frustrated

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instinct

• knowledge, reason

• something stinky

• a careful plan of action

• natural, fixed pattern of behavior that is not learned

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frantic

• wild with fear and anxiety

• calm and collected

• overcome with grief

• originating from France

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parcel

• to divide and distribute

• piece of land

• purse or handbag

• package wrapped in paper

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welled

• overflowed from within

• made a hole for water

• made healthy, strong

• stifled, shut down

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precinct

• location

• place of business

• police district

• voting place

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spanner

• part of a bridge

• the entire length of something

• wrench (British)

• frying pan (Scottish)

Choose the best definition of the word from the context of the story: placid

• A) calm and peaceful

• B) noisy and chaotic

• C) angry and hostile

• D) bright and colorful