Visual Vocabulary for: “The Necklace” By: Guy de Maupassant

1. Prospects (Noun)  Chances or possibilities, especially for success of profit

2. Vexation (Noun)  Anger or annoyance

3. Pauper (Noun)  A poor person, especially one who depends on public charity

4. Adulation (Noun)  Excessive praise or flattery

5. Aghast (Adj.)  Filled with shock or horror

6. Ruinous (Adj.)  Bringing ruin or downfall; disastrous

7. Gamut (Noun)  The entire range or series of something

8. Privation (Noun)  Lack of basic necessities or comforts of life

9. Exorbitant (Adj.)  Much too high; excessive

10. Askew (Adj.)  Crooked; to one side