The Necklace

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The Necklace

• By Guy de Maupassant

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Words to Know The Necklace

• Adulation
• Part of Speech Noun (Thing)
• Definition excessive praise or flattery
• Usage Usually referred to as something that is
  given to someone or felt by someone
• Sentence The adulation that the actor felt from
  the audience was incredible.
• Sentence We gave her the adulation that she
  deserved.

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• Aghast
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition filled with shock or horror
• Usage Usually a very serious feeling
• Sentence She was aghast when her mother called
  her baby face.
• Sentence The soldiers were aghast when they saw
  the destruction up close.

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• Askew
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition crooked to one side
• Usage Can be describing a physical object or a
  non-physical one
• Sentence The picture was askew, causing me to
  tilt my head to look at it.
• Sentence The way that he does things is
  completely askew.

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• Exorbitant
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition much too high excessive
• Usage Usually refers to a ridiculously high
  price, or something that goes too far
• Sentence The price of the sports car was way too
  exorbitant.
• Sentence His exorbitant attention on the girl
  was unwelcome

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• Gamut
• Part of Speech Noun (Thing)
• Definition the entire range or series of
  something
• Usage Usually used with the word entire or
  whole.
• Sentence We discussed the whole gamut of options
  before deciding on one.
• Sentence I sampled the entire gamut of foods on
  the buffet

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• Pauper
• Part of Speech Noun (Thing)
• Definition a poor person, especially one who
  depends on public charity
• Usage Generally refers to someone who had lost
  everything
• Sentence I used to be rich, but now I am a
  pauper.
• Sentence The pauper look is quite popular, some
  kids even tear their jeans on purpose

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• Privation
• Part of Speech Noun (Thing)
• Definition A lack of basic necessities or
  comforts of life
• Usage Refers to a state of existence that one
  can experience
• Sentence I lived a life of privation, denying
  myself the most basic of needs.
• Sentence The privation we saw in the slums made
  us feel sorry for the poor residents.

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• Prospects
• Part of Speech Noun (Thing)
• Definition chances or possibilities, especially
  for success or profit
• Usage Generally considered good opportunities
• Sentence His prospects for getting a good job
  without an education were low.
• Sentence She has many prospects, or
  opportunities ahead of her.

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• Ruinous
• Part of Speech Adjective
• Definition bringing ruin or downfall disastrous
• Usage Often applied to an event that leaves one
  in a sorry state
• Sentence The ruinous road trip started a chain
  reaction that left John homeless and penniless.
• Sentence He signed a ruinous deal with the loan
  shark and lost everything.

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• Vexation
• Part of Speech Noun (Thing)
• Definition anger or annoyance
• Usage Used to explain a strong emotional
  reaction
• Sentence The vexation swelled in my throat as
  the bully made fun of me in front of the other
  kids..
• Sentence Her eyes flashed with vexation at the
  thought of losing to her opponent

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Status - Where do you stand?

• Definition of status rank or standing,
  especially in a community, workforce,
  organization, or society
• Discuss these questions with a classmate
• What gives a person status?
• How can you tell if a person has status?
• What are some of the benefits of having status?
• What are some of the disadvantages?

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Cause and Effect

• The Necklace is a story of cause and effect
• A chain of cause and effect is a series of events
  that are linked in a chain
• One event causes the next, which causes the next,
  etc.

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