The Lady with the Dog Vocab

Based on how the word is used in the sentence below, what does lorgnette mean?

"Anna looked through her lorgnette at the steamer and the passengers..."

• Opera glasses

• binoculars

• mirror

• sunglasses

The image on the left is a good example of which of the following vocabulary words from the short story, "The Lady with the Dog"?

• Beguiled

• Superfluous

• Disperse

• Gaiety

What does the word rapacious mean?

• Unlucky

• Lucky

• Greedy

• Rich

Which of the following words best describes the relationship between Anna and Gurov?

• Condescension

• Quivering

• Beguiled

• Musing

Which of the following is the best definition for conspicuous?

• odd or unusual

• a wall built by the river to control erosion

• influenced by trickery

• easily seen or noticed

Fickle, erratic, quirky and unstable are all synonyms for which word?

• Capricious

• Angularity

• Rapacious

• Beseech

To be absorbed in thought is the definition for which of the following words?

• Owing

• Groyne

• Musing

• Superfluous

Using context clues from the following sentence, disperse means to what?

"The festive crowd began to disperse; it was too dark to see people's faces."

• be influenced by trickery

• beg eagerly

• move awkwardly

• Scatter or spread widely

To know of someone but not be friends with them is know as what?

• being acquaintances

• being conspicuous

• being peculiar

• being beseeched

Gentle touch and showing affection is the definition for which word?

• quiver

• domineer

• caress

• muse