1. Vocabulary for “The Necklace”
By Guy de Maupassant

2. Adulation (n.) excessive praise or flattery 1)
You are the most beautiful, lovely, charming and desirable woman I’ve ever met. 1)
Adulation (n.)
excessive praise or flattery

3. filled with shock or horror
3) Askew (adj.)
Crooked; to one side
2) Aghast (adj.)
filled with shock or horror

4. an entire range or series
5) Gamut (n.)
an entire range or series
4) Disconsolate (adj.)
extremely depressed
or dejected

5. a poor person, especially one who depends on public charity
7) Pauper (n.)
a poor person, especially
one who depends on
public charity
6) Incessantly (adv.)
without interruption; continuously

6. chances or possibilities, especially for financial success
9) Prospects (n.)
chances or possibilities,
especially for financial
success
8) Privation (n.)
the lack of a basic necessity or a comfort of life

7. Vexation (n.)
10)
Irritation; annoyance