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1.)luxury
Name:___________________
Date:_______
Choices:
The Necklace
The Fashion Show
noun
• Def: an expensive thing that you do not really need
• Context: “She was miserable, feeling that she
deserved a life of wealth and luxury.”
• Ex. 1.) Is it a luxury to have two pairs of dress shoes?
• 2.) Having a house with 12 bathrooms is a luxury.
Who really needs 12 bathrooms to survive?
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2.) flattery
noun
• Def: compliments to make someone feel special
• Context: “ She dreamed of delicious food served on
expensive dishes and of flattery whispered and listened to
with mysterious smiles.”
• Ex. 1.)Everyone loves to hear flattery from time to time.
• 2.) Flattery will get you everywhere. Have you ever heard
the saying, “You can catch more bees with honey?”
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• 2.)
4.) murmur (-s, -ed, -ing)
verb
• Def: to want what someone else has. (possessions,
success, or advantages)
• Context: “She wanted to please, to be envied, to be
admired, and to be popular.”
• Ex. 1.)I envied my sister when she bought her first brand
new car. I wanted one just like it!
• 2.) I envy people that have the natural talent to sing. I’ve
always wanted to be a rock star.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
verb
• Def: to speak very quietly and indistinctly (not clear)
• Context: “…she threw the invitation onto the table and
murmured, ‘What do you want me to do with that?’”
• Ex. 1.) I don’t understand what my teacher directions when
she murmurs.
• 2.) The two students were murmuring in the corner and I
couldn’t hear what they were saying.
• Your sentences:
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3.)envy(ies, ied, ing)
5.)irritated
adjective
• Def: angry, annoyed
• Context: “ She gave him an irritated look…”
• Ex. 1.) Ms. Morse gets irritated when there is too much
talking going on in the classroom.
• 2.) Ms. Morse gets irritated when she watches “The
Situation” make a fool out of himself on the Jersey Shore.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
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6.)humiliating
adjective
• Def: very embarrassing
• Context: “…there is nothing more humiliating than
to look poor among a lot of rich women.”
• Ex. 1.) It was humiliating when a seagull pooped on
my head in the middle of the school quad.
• 2.) The behavior of the “Jersey Shore” cast is
humiliating for the rest of their generation.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
7.)anxious
adjective
• Def: greatly worried
• Context: “Madame Loisel’s gown was ready, but she still
seemed depressed and anxious.”
• Ex. 1.) Many students are anxious before they take a test.
• 2.) I get anxious before I have to speak in front of a large
crowd of people.
• Your sentences:
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• 2.)
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8.)ecstacy
noun
9.)agony
noun
• Def: extreme happiness
• Context: “ She fastened it around her neck and stood
there, gazing at herself in ecstasy.”
• Ex. 1.) Ms. Morse experienced the ecstasy of love when
she met her first crush in the fourth grade.
• 2.) I experience ecstasy every time I get to devour an ice
cream sundae.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• Def: deep pain and sadness
• Context: “Her voice was hesitant and filled with agony
when she asked…”
• Ex. 1.) Ms. Morse experienced the agony of rejection when
Philip Merhah broke her heart in the fourth grade.
• 2.) The boxer was in agony when he was knocked-out and
lost the championship fight
• Your sentences:
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10.) ashamed
adjective
• Def: embarrassed by feelings of guilt
• Context: “…as if they were too ashamed to show
their shabbiness during the daylight.”
• Ex. 1.) The student was ashamed when he was
caught cheating on a test.
• 2.) I’m ashamed of what I did for a Klondike Bar.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
11.) symbol
noun
• Def: something that represents, or stands for, something
else.
• Context: “Explain what Mathilde wants in her life. How
is the necklace a symbol of what she wants?”
• Ex. 1.) A white dove carrying an olive branch in its beak is
the universal symbol for peace.
• 2.) A skull and crossbones is a symbol for poison or death.
• Yours sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
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12.) poverty
noun
13.)perceive (-s, -ed, -ing)
verb
• Def: being very poor
• Context: “Madame Loisel learned what it was like
to live in poverty.”
• Ex. 1.) People without enough money for food,
shelter, or clothing live in poverty.
• 2.) It makes me very sad when I see children living
in poverty.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• Def: to see in a certain way
• Context: “How does the necklace change the way
Madame Loisel perceives herself?”
• Ex. 1.) People with different points of view perceive things
differently.
• 2.) Ms. Morse perceives “The Situation” as a cocky fool
that humiliates himself every time he speaks, but Yasmin
sees him as just being darn right funny.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
• 2.)
14.) value (-es, -ed, -ing)
verb
• Def: to think something is important or useful
• Context: “Here, we value who you are as a person.”
• Ex. 1.) I value friends more than money.
• 2.) When you value something, you think it is important
or useful.
• 3.) Ms. Morse values the time she spends with her
students everyday. The more time she spends with them,
the more everyone can learn and grow from each other.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
15.) inspire (-s, -ed, -ing)
verb
• Def: to encourage someone to take action
• Context: “ ‘Why are you trying to inspire me to do
something I should never even try?’”.
• Ex. 1.) A movie about an Olympic athlete inspired me
to start exercising.
• 2.) Ms. Morse’s English student’s hard work inspired
her to keep teaching.
• 3.) When something inspires you, it motivates you to
do something.
• Your sentences:
• 1.)
• 2.)
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16.) it’s
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Def: a contraction of “it is” or “it has”
Ex.) It’s time to go home.
Ex.) It’s been so much fun visiting.
Your sentences:
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17.) its
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Def: a possessive pronoun = belonging to it
Ex.) The school won its fourth trophy this year.
Ex.) The book has lost its jacket.
Your sentences:
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