"The Necklace" Vocabulary Flashcards

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blunder

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an embarrassing mistake

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distinguished

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standing above others in character or attainment

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adorn

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to make more attractive by adding ornament or color

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caste

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social status conferred by a system based on class

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native

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belonging to one by birth

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hierarchy

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a series of ordered groupings within a system

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lofty

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having or displaying great dignity or nobility

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humble

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marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

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desolate

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crushed by grief

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dwell

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to think moodily or anxiously about something.