The Necklace Vocabulary

Dowry

• A cultural practice where the groom's family gives gifts or money to the bride's family at the time of marriage.
• A type of loan taken by the bride's family to finance the wedding expenses.

• A cultural practice where the bride's family gives gifts or money to the groom's family at the time of marriage.
• Dowry is a tradition where the bride's family pays a fee to the groom's family for marrying their daughter.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Prospects

• Options or suitors

• Areas of development

• Loneliness

• Freedom

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Pauper

• A person who is extremely poor and has no means of support.
• A person who is wealthy

• A person who is always angry

• A person who is extremely rich

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Adulation

• Hate or dislike
• Excessive admiration or praise
• Moderate admiration or praise
• Indifference or apathy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Aghast

• Filled with horror or shock
• Feeling excited or thrilled
• Completely indifferent or uninterested
• Overwhelmed with joy or happiness

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Askew definition

• Upright

• Not in a straight or level position
• In a straight or level position
• Aligned perfectly

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4