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The Necklace
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Literature
9th Grade
12/16/2014

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Dowry
Definition
Money or property that a women brings to her husband at the start of marriage.
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Adulation
Definition
Plentiful praise, flattery.
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Martyr
Definition
A person who suffers greatly or sacrifices all for a belief, principle, or cause.
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Paste
Definition
Hard brilliant glass used to make artificial jewels.
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Askew
Definition
Crooked or to one side.
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Pauper
Definition
A very poor person, especially one supported by public charity.
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Aristocracy
Definition
Top of the social society in France.
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Vexation
Definition
Anger, annoyance, or distress.
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Peasants
Definition
Worked for the rich, or farmed the land.
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Middle Class
Definition
Privileged group made up of merchants, clerks, and others.
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