Name: Date:

The Necklace
Guy de Maupassant

WORD LIST
refinement exquisite resplendent suppleness gallantries homage

A. DIRECTIONS: In each of the following items, think about the meaning of the
italicized word or phrase, and then answer the question.
1. Would you describe someone as exhibiting refinement if, at dinner, he or she
slurped the soup? Explain.

2. Tracy bought an exquisite brand new, fire-engine red guitar. True or false:
Tracy’s guitar is shabby hunk of wood. Explain.

3. If you walked into an abandoned building with crumbling floors and peeling
paint, would you describe it as resplendent? Explain.

4. Athena’s suppleness allowed her to cross her ankles behind her head. Would
you describe Athena as flexible?

5. While David was courting Rebecca, he opened all doors for her and took his
hat off when greeting her. Are these actions gallantries? Explain.

6. Would you say that performing a song by a songwriter you admire is no

homage? Explain.

B. WORD STUDY: The Latin root -splend- comes from the Latin splendere meaning
“shine; be bright.” The word splendid comes from this root. Below, write two
words with the root -splend- and use each in a sentence. Use a dictionary for
support.
1. word: sentence:
2. word: sentence:

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