The Necklace Vocabulary

Pauper

• a poor person

• a run-down building

• a disaster

• a long-winded and boring speech

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Ruinous

• Bad mood

• disastrous

• gossip

• illness

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Garrett

• The name of a good campus security person

• weapon used in war

• attic; cramped area under a roof

• a bolt used in ship framing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Askew

• Very expensive

• Shocked and horrified

• Crooked; to one side

• Dishonest

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Adulation

• Extreme praise or flattery

• Cheating on one's partner

• Downfall

• Making adult choices

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Aghast

• Joyful

• Shocked

• Angry

• Challenging

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Privation

• Lacking the basic necessities of life

• Lacking privacy

• Devotion to one's friends, family, or partner

• Extreme wealth

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Gamut

• A special diet from Greece

• Infection

• Hatred

• The whole range

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Prospects

• Decisions

• Casting judgment on someone

• Chances or opportunities

• Changes

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Vexation

• A feeling of superiority

• Anger or annoyance

• Nervousness

• Quiet alone time

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4