The Necklace: Vocabulary

more than necessary

• hierarchy

• excessive

• calamity

• resourcefulness

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the illegal action of lending money at unusually high rates of interest

• usury

• caste

• tragedy

• frock

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

a top floor or attic

• frock

• wharf

• garret

• immoderate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties

• calamity

• exploitation

• gallantries

• resourcefulness

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a division of society based on differences of wealth inherited rank, profession, or race

• valor

• caste

• usury

• garret

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a system where people are ranked by group, one above the other according to status or authority

• excessive

• immoderate

• exploitation

• hierarchy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

the act of selfishly taking advantage of someone in order to profit for oneself

• exploitation

• gallantries

• immoderate

• quay

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a woman's or girl's dress

• quay

• frock

• wharf

• tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

polite attention given by men to women

• gallantries

• exploitation

• immoderate

• wharf

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

an area in which a ship may load and unload

• garret

• coquettish

• resourcefulness

• wharf

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4