Forty Five a Month
By R.K. Narayan
Vocabulary page 185
Origin
• India
• Forty Five a Month
• Vocabulary Words
• Study, study, study
Laboriously
• Adverb
• With great effort
• Since I know writing and
reading are important skills in
life, I study laboriously for all
assessments.
Frock
• Noun
• A dress
Concurred
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Verb
Past tense
Agreed
While watching the presidential
elections, I concurred with many
issues and solutions proposed by
the candidate which influenced by
vote.
Flaunted
• Verb
• The woman flaunted her
expensive bracelet with
excessive hand motions making
the diamonds catch the light and
glitter like twinkling stars; her
friends were envious.
Wry
• Adjective
• Twisted to one side
• When the toddler tasted a
lemon for the first time, his
little nose wrinkled and his
face went wry.
Barbarian
• Noun
• A crude or uncivilized person.
• The king is considered a
barbarian because his judicial
system leaves it up to chance to
decide the defendant’s fate.
Rupees
• Noun
• When we travel to India,
we have to exchange our
dollars for rupees.
Resolve
• Noun
• Firmness of purpose;
determination
• After conditioning for months,
Tina’s resolve paid off, and she
made the softball team.
Cynically
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Adverb
With doubt
With a sneer
When the student replied, “My dog
ate my homework again,” the
teacher cynically replied, “Sure, like
I never heard that one before.”
Resignation
• Noun
• A written statement giving
notice that one quits a job.
• Since I made the swim team, I
had to give my boss my
resignation.
Scrutinized
• Verb
• Examined in detail with careful
attention
• My English teacher scrutinized
my essay, but I learned ways to
improve my writing.
Amenities
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Noun
Comforts
Convenience
The hotel we stayed at when we
went to Disney World had many
awesome amenities such a pool,
arcade, and free passes to
Adventure Island.
Vouchers
• Noun
• Receipts gave
• My dad’s work gave him a
corporate van to drive, so he
saves his gas vouchers to get
reimbursed.
Rectify
• Verb
• Correct
• Since I wasn’t paying attention
when I was labeling boxes for
our big move, I had to rectify my
error by opening up all of the
boxes and relabeling them.
Excruciating
• Adjective
• Very intense
• Concentrated
• My migraine caused me such
excruciating pain that I had to go
to the nurse.
Increment
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Noun
An increase in salary
A raise
Since my neighbor had her young
niece staying with her last Saturday,
I received a five dollar an hour
increment when I babysat for them.
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