“The Necklace”

1. “The Necklace” Vocabulary

2. Adulation • noun - excessive praise or flattery • She danced madly, wildly, drunk with pleasure, in a kind of happy cloud composed of all the adulation, of all the admiring glances. • Student Sentence and Visual

3. Aghast • (adj.) filled with shock and horror • They looked at each other aghast. • Student sentence and visual

4. Askew • (adj.) crooked; to one side • Her hair untended, her skirts askew, her hands red, her voice shrill, she even slopped water on her floors and scrubbed them herself. • Student sentence and visual

5. Exorbitant • (adj.) much too high; excessive • Finally, all was paid back, everything including the exorbitant rates of the loan sharks and accumulated compound interest. • Student sentence and visual

6. Gamut • (n.) the entire range or series of something • He signed notes, made ruinous deals, did business with loan sharks, ran the whole gamut of money lenders. • Student sentence and visual

7. Pauper • (n.) a poor person, especially one who depends on public charity • I’ll look like a pauper: I’d almost rather not go to that party. • Student sentence and visual

8. Privation • (n.) lack of basic necessities or comforts of life • Student sentence and visual

9. Prospects • (n.) chances or possibilities, especially for success or profit • Student sentence and visual

10. Ruinous • (adj.) bringing ruin or downfall; disastrous • See Gamut • Student sentence and visual

11. Vexation • (n.) anger or annoyance • And she would weep for days on end from vexation, regret, despair, and anguish. • Student sentence and visual