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Vocabulary. “The Necklace”. Anger or annoyance She suffered great vexation when realizing her husband had been having an affair!. vexation. excessive praise or flattery Leslie enjoyed the men’s adulation and flirtations as she danced with each one of them. adulation.
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Vocabulary “The Necklace”
Anger or annoyance She suffered great vexation when realizing her husband had been having an affair! vexation
excessive praise or flattery Leslie enjoyed the men’s adulation and flirtations as she danced with each one of them. adulation
filled with shock or horror • She was aghast when the bat flew out of her bedroom when she opened the door. aghast
bringing ruin or downfall; disastrous • Hurricane Katrina was a ruinous event for New Orleans as nothing was left of the city. Ruinous
the entire range or series of something • My toddler runs the entire gamut of emotions each day, starting out happy and ending the day with tears and cries of exhaustion. gamut gamut of colors
much too high, excessive • I am not paying one-hundred dollars for those jeans!; that store’s prices are exorbitant! exorbitant
crooked; to one side • I become annoyed when teachers don’t straighten their askew posters. Askew