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

Tractor (n.)
Definition(s):  a 4-wheeled or tracklaying automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipment


Example(s): All of our farm work is so much easier now that we have a tractor!


To fade (v.)/faded (adj.)
Definition(s):
1. (verb) to lose freshness or brilliance of color
2. (adjective) having lost freshness or depth of color


Example(s):
1. Last week I got a terrible sunburn! It’s only now starting to fade.
2. My makeup started to look a little faded by the end of the day.


Reluctantly (adv.)
Definition(s): with aversion or hesitation


Example(s): The very shy student answered the question reluctantly.


To duck (v.)
Definition(s): to lower the head or body suddenly


Example(s): He threw a football in her direction, and she had to duck so that it didn’t hit her head.


To grasp (v.)
Definition(s): to make the motion of seizing, grabbing


Example(s): Sometimes in the morning when my alarm clock goes off, I can’t see where it is. I have to grasp about in the dark to find it and turn it off.


To conduct (v.)
Definition(s): to direct or take part in the operation or management of


Example(s): We conducted a spelling bee today at school! It went great!


To devote (v.)
Definition(s): to give over or direct (time, money, effort, etc.) to a cause, enterprise, or activity


Example(s): The president devoted a lot of the government’s time and money to improving schools and universities.


Jovial (adj.)
Definition(s): characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality 


Example(s): The dean of our department is a jovial man who always laughs and jokes around with students.