The Count of Monte Cristo Vocabulary 1

Losing my favorite pen put me in a melancholy mood.

What does melancholy mean?

• act of kindness

• tendency to be sad

• irritation or annoyance

• huge or vast

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

She nodded her head so imperceptibly that I barely noticed her head move.

What does imperceptible mean?

• tendency to be sad

• irritation or annoyance

• hatred or distrust of people

• slightly, gradually

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

She treats the teachers in an obsequious manner when she is trying to get her way.

What is the meaning of obsequious?

• servile, fawning

• dull and inactive

• hatred or distrust of people

• irritation or annoyance

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I am filled with vexation when they constantly interrupt me.

What does vexation mean?

• regret or remorse

• servile, fawning

• irritation or annoyance

• tendency to be sad

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Mary acts so imperious and will only talk to certain people.

What does imperious mean?

• haughty or arrogant

• dull and active

• act of kindness

• having to do with the common people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Napoleon Bonapart was one of several famous usurpers found in history.

What is a usurper?

• imaginary or absurd

• regret or remorse

• those who seize and hold power by force

• supporter of the king

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If you were not a Bonapartist, you would be considered a royalist.

What is a royalist?

• hatred or distrust of people

• having to do with the common people

• a tyrannical, absolute ruler

• supporters of a king

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

He will not hang out with people of the plebeian class.

What does plebeian mean?

• having to do with the common people

• imaginary or absurd

• those who seize and hold power by force

• supporters of the king

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

His imprudence always gets him in trouble with the teacher.

What does imprudence mean?

• tendency to be sad

• indiscretion or rashness

• slightly, gradually

• act of kindness

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

He is able to lie without any compunction.

What does compunction mean?

• service for the dead

• very bad reputation

• servile or fawning

• regret or remorse

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4