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The Necklace Vocab
19 vocab words for he story, the Necklace
19
English
8th Grade
11/02/2014

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Cards

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Dowry

Definition

 

Money, goods or estate given to husband from wife.

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Caste

Definition

 

Social seperation based on career heredity or financial heredity.

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Antechambers

Definition

 

Small room leading into another.

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Disdain

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The feeling of someone or something is unworthy of ones respect.

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Queer

Definition

Strange or odd
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Drunk

Definition

 

Overcome by strong emotion

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Homage

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Special honor or respect shown pubicly

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Quay

Definition
Stone or metal platform alongside or or projecting into water for loading/unloading ships
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Noctambulant

Definition

 

Pertaining to or given to sleep walking

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Vestibule

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Antechamber, hall, lobby next to outer door of building.

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Calamity

Definition

 

Misfortune or great distress or great misery

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Ruinous

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Total destruction

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Usurers

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A person who lends money atunreasonably high rates of interest

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Privations

 

Definition

 

State of which things are essential for human well being

ex: food, water and air

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Garret

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Top floor or attic  which is very small

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Odious

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extremly, unpleasant, repulsive

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Impoverished

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Make (person/area) poor

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Frowsy

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Scruffy and neglected in looks

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Paste

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Thick, soft, moist substance usually made by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid

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