"The Necklace" Vocabulary Flashcard

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Hierarchy

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A system in which people or things are ranked one above the other

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Inscrutable (in the context: "The confused students never understood the inscrutable reason Thomas left the project before it was finished, leaving them to complete it.")

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Unable to be understood

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Remorse: Although the criminal admitted his guilt, there was no remorse in his expression or the tone of his voice.

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Deep regret for doing something wrong

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Covet: If you covet a particular designer piece of clothing but the price makes it out of your budget, consider copying the design yourself.

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To desire or want to possess

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Rapture: As the music filled the room, she felt a sense of rapture wash over her, completely lost in the joy of the moment.

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A feeling of intense pleasure or joy

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volition

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The act of making one's own choices.

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Dictation (During the meeting, the manager gave a dictation of the report, and the assistant wrote down every word.)

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The act of speaking words for someone else to write down

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chagrin

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A feeling of distress or embarrassment

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Impertinence: The student's impertinence shocked the teacher, as he rudely interrupted the lesson with an irrelevant question.

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Show a lack of respect and rudeness towards

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Appalled: She was appalled to see how much damage the storm had done.

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Strongly shocked, horrified, or disgusted