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Title: "The Necklace" Vocab

Description: Words from "The Necklace"

Total Flash Cards: 20

Created: 01/15/2009 14:12:53

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blunder (n,v)
 Definition
a mistake, or to make a mistake
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artisan (n)
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craftsman
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caste (n)
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social class based on heredity, profession, or wealth
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mean (adj)
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common, poor, shabby
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homage (n)
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a show of honor or respect
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inscrutable (adj)
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difficult to understand; mysterious
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trifled (v)
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played around with
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keenly (adv)
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extremley, intensley
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exultant (adj)
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full of joy, very proud and pleased
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petulant (adj)
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unreasonably irritable
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stupefied (adj)
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dumbfounded; amazed
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quay (n)
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dock; place where ships load and unload
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dumbfounded (adj)
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stupefied
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volition (n)
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free will; choice
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impel (v)
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force
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ruinous (adj)
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causing great harm
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usurer (n)
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moneylender who charges excessive interest fees
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privation (n)
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lack of the basic necessities of life
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abject (adj)
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miserable, wretched, low
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fickle (adj)
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unstable, changing on a whim