Definition Match
A sum of money or property brought by a bride to her husband
What is a dowry?
She showed her friend the empty box with great ______.
What is chagrin?
Synonym: Humble unpretentious
(A synonym is a word or phrase that has the same or a very similar meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.)
What is modest?
She was one of those pretty and charming girls, born, as if by an error of fate, into a family of ____.
What are Clerks?
Act like you're begging someone to lend you money
What is borrow?
A person who lends money at extremely high interest rates.
What is an usurer?
He lived like a ______ after they lost everything.
What is pauper?
Antonym of sad or disappointed
(An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word )
What is ecstatic?
“She suffered from the ______ of her house, the shabby walls, the worn furniture.”
What is poverty or humble (accept either)?
Pretend you’re putting on a necklace and looking at it in the mirror.
What is Admire or Admiration?
Extremely beautiful and delicate
What is exquisite?
She lived in a small ______ under the roof, scrubbing floors and washing dishes.
What is a garret?
Synonym: Devastating or financially destructive
(A synonym is a word or phrase that has the same or a very similar meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.)
What is ruinous?
She was simple, but seemed born for all the ______.
What is luxury or luxurious things?
Act out someone yelling in anger after losing something
What is wrath?
A small, uncomfortable attic room
What is garret?
She dreamed of ______ gowns and jewels.
What is Luxurious?
Synonym: Destiny or what’s meant to be
(A synonym is a word or phrase that has the same or a very similar meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.)
What is fate?
She had no proper clothes, no jewels, nothing. And yet she wanted to look like an ______.
What is aristocrat?
Act like someone shyly accepting a compliment
What is humble?
Economical, not wasteful
What is frugal?
She felt ______ when she realized the necklace was lost.
What is despair?
Antonym of satisfaction
(An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word)
What is vexation?
“After ten years of hard work, she had aged and lost her ______ glow.”
What is radiant?
Show someone going to do something and then stopping for a moment.
What is Hesitate?