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The Necklace Vocab.

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dowry the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage.
caste a. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
suppleness 1. bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible: a supple bough.
distracted having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
coquettish a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
disdain to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
colleague an associate
homage the formal public acknowledgment by which a feudal tenant or vassal declared himself to be the man or vassal of his lord, owing him fealty and service.
chagrin a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
privation an instance of this.
odious deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
impoverished reduced to poverty.
frowsy dirty and untidy; slovenly.
askew to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry: to wear one's hat askew; to hang a picture askew.
naive having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
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