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The Necklace - vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

adulation

a)

excessive praise or flattery

b)

deeply and intensely

c)

untidy; rumpled; mussed

d)

shining brightly; dazzling

2.

aghast

a)

en entire range or series

b)

lack of basic necessities or comforts of life

c)

feeling sorrow or regret

d)

filled with shock or horror

3.

askew

a)

a poor person, especially one who depends on public charity

b)

en entire range or series

c)

crooked; to one side

d)

without interruption; continuous

4.

disconsolate

a)

without interruption; continuous

b)

deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope; beyond consolation

c)

chances or possibilities, especially for success or profit

d)

feeling sorrow or regret

5.

disheveled

a)

an entire range or series

b)

untidy; rumpled; mussed

c)

lack of basic necessities or comforts of life

d)

shining brightly; dazzling

6.

gamut

a)

excessive praise or flattery

b)

crooked; to one side

c)

an entire range or series

d)

irritation; annoyance

7.

incessantly

a)

without interruption; continuous

b)

crooked; to one side

c)

deeply and intensely

d)

feeling sorrow or regret

8.

pauper

a)

excessive praise or flattery

b)

feeling sorrow or regret

c)

a poor person, especially one who depends on public charity

d)

crooked; to one side

9.

privation

a)

filled with shock or horror

b)

an entire range or series

c)

deeply and intensely

d)

lack of basic necessities or comforts of life

10.

profoundly

a)

untidy; rumpled; mussed

b)

deeply and intensely

c)

filled with shock or horror

d)

feeling sorrow or regret

11.

prospects

a)

chances or possibilities, especially for success or profit

b)

without interruption; continuous

c)

filled with shock or horror

d)

feeling sorrow or regret

12.

resplendent

a)

shining brightly; dazzling

b)

untidy; rumpled; mussed

c)

excessive praise or flattery

d)

filled with shock or horror

13.

rueful

a)

a poor person, especially one who depends on public charity

b)

crooked; to one side

c)

deeply and intensely

d)

feeling sorrow or regret

14.

vexation

a)

without interruption; continuous

b)

en entire range or series

c)

irritation; annoyance

d)

deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope; beyond consolation