The Necklace

1. showing the loss of all hope.
4. a strong belief that something will happen or be the case.
6. aware of and responding to one's surroundings.
9. bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
11. graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
13. a state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense.
15. inflict severe pain on.
17. continuously and without end.
19. the system of dividing society into castes.
20. a deep covered dish from which soup is served.
21. a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving coloured weft threads or by embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or soft furnishing.
23. confusing or perplexing.
24. an amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
25. a small room leading to a main one.
26. the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

2. an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli.
3. in poor condition through long use or lack of care.
5. very pleasant or attractive.
7. speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.
8. a poor smallholder or agricultural labourer of low social status
10. successfully overcome (a problem or weakness).
12. suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
14. a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.
16. delicately small and pretty.
17. the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others.
18. fineness or intricacy of texture or structure.
19. a large branched candlestick or holder for several candles or lamps.
22. feeling or expressing jubilation after a victory or achievement.