belonging to a class of people who are educated, wealthy, and 'well-born'

expensive fabrics with raised designs, often woven with gold or silver threads

well-bred; polite (today, used to mean overly polite)

a family possession handed down from one generation to another

hid a nd carefully guarded a supply of something; often, money or food

with much difficulty and effort

a long prayer in which many of the lines are repeated

a sign that something will happen; an omen can be "good" or "evil"

standing out so as to be easily seen

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The Speckled Hen's E

Reading Vocabulary

Term	Definition
aristocratic	belonging to a class of people who are educated, wealthy, and 'well-born'
brocades	expensive fabrics with raised designs, often woven with gold or silver threads
genteel	well-bred; polite (today, used to mean overly polite)
heirloom	a family possession handed down from one generation to another
hoarded	hid a nd carefully guarded a supply of something; often, money or food
laboriously	with much difficulty and effort
litany	a long prayer in which many of the lines are repeated
miserly	stingy
omen	a sign that something will happen; an omen can be "good" or "evil"
prominent	standing out so as to be easily seen

Created by: Mrs. Jantzi

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