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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. “The Necklace”. Adulation. When Mrs. Morgan returned to school after her “new and improved” make-over, students demonstrated their adulation with compliments. Adulation. Excessive praise or flattery. Aghast.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary “The Necklace”

  2. Adulation • When Mrs. Morgan returned to school after her “new and improved” make-over, students demonstrated their adulation with compliments.

  3. Adulation • Excessive praise or flattery

  4. Aghast • Jenny was aghast when she realized that the test was today, not tomorrow.

  5. Aghast • Filled with shock or horror

  6. Askew • No matter how he styled it, Bob’s hair style looked rather askew after he let his eight year-old sister cut his hair.

  7. Askew • Crooked, to one side

  8. Exorbitant • Many people complain about the exorbitantprice of gas.

  9. Exorbitant • Much too high, excessive

  10. Gamut • Chloe ran the gamut of teachers, guidance counselors, and coaches in order to assemble her college recommendation letters.

  11. Gamut • The entire range/series of something

  12. Pauper • After losing all of his money in Las Vegas, Jim returned home a pauper.

  13. Pauper • A poor person

  14. Privation • While some Americans live in wealth and comfort, others experience privation.

  15. Privation • Lack of basic necessities and comfort in life.

  16. Prospects • As he graduated from college with a business degree, George began to investigate his future prospects.

  17. Prospects • Chances/possibilities for success or profit

  18. Ruinous • After his ruinous trip to Las Vegas, Jim, the pauper, lost all prospects for monetary wealth.

  19. Ruinous • Bringing ruin or downfall; disastrous

  20. Vexation • Jim, the pauper, was filled with vexation over his irresponsible decisions.

  21. Vexation • Anger or annoyance

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