The Lottery Vocabulary Note: some of these words have multiple definitions that I did not include in this list

Awkward (adj.)/awkwardly (adv.)
Definition(s):
1. (adjective) lacking ease or grace
2. (adverb) lacking dexterity or skill (as in the use of hands); lacking ease or grace (as of movement or expression)


Example(s):
1. Teenagers tend to be awkward as they are growing fast and aren’t used to their bodies.
2. I sometimes speak awkwardly with people I don’t know.


To stare at (v.)
Definition(s): to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes


Example(s): The little kids stared with shock at the circus animals.


Breeze (n.)
Definition(s): a light gentle wind


Example(s): It felt nice being outside yesterday, because it was hot but there was a light breeze to keep you cool.


Fist (n.)
Definition(s): the hand closed as in grasping


Example(s): The old man shook his fist at the young children playing loudly on his street.


To knock something over (v.)
Definition(s): to bump into so it falls to the ground


Example(s): I accidentally knocked the whiteboard over yesterday when I tripped into it.


Defiantly (adv.)
Definition(s): in a way that is full of or shows a disposition to challenge, resist, or fight


Example(s): The student looked defiantly at her teacher and started to argue with him when her teacher started to reprimand her.


To snatch (v.)
Definition(s): to take or grasp abruptly or hastily


Example(s): I snatched a piece of chocolate from my sister’s plate when she wasn’t looking.