Vocabulary for “The Necklace”
Mnemonic Devices will
help you remember them
prospects-chances or possibilities,
especially for financial success
• prospect –a spec of gold could
=money
• Prospect for gold in which you are
looking for the chance or possibility
to find gold.
• Girls and boys are looking for
prospects to marry who have money.
incessantly= without interruption;
continuously
• Incessantly-ants march
continuously without
interruption
vexation-irritation; annoyance
• vexation
–I am vexed with my ex.
pauper-a poor person, especially one
who depends on public charity
• The Prince and the Pauper
–The pauper depends on
the prince
adulation-excessive praise or flattery
• adulation
–We look to adults to give us praise or
flattery
• elation-happy about the
praise you received
disconsolate-extremely depressed or
dejected
• Disconsolate- If you have been dis’d, you
would be extremely depressed and couldn’t
be consoled.
aghast-filled with shock or horror
• The ghost was aghast
• If you saw a ghost, you’d be
aghast with shock and
horror
gamut-an entire range or series
• gamut-The game was part
of the World Series
privation-the lack of a basic necessity
or a comfort of life
• privation-The private in the army lacked
the comfort of life while sleeping on the hard
ground.
askew-crooked; to one side
• askew- When you are asked a question,
sometimes you tilt your head to one side
while thinking, “Huh?”
• askew-When you say “eew,” your forehead
crumples and your mouth puckers to one side
Try it out
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proSPECt
incessANTly
vEXation
pauper…Prince
ADULaTion
disCONSOLate
aghast…ghost
GAMutPRIVATion
ASKew or askEW
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A. filled with shock or horror
B. an entire range or series
C. excessive praise or flattery
D. crooked; to one side
E. chance or possibilty for
financial success
F. continuosly without
interruption
G. a poor person
H. irritation or annoyance
I. the lack of basic necessity or
comfort of life
J. extremely depressed or
dejected