3. 
Matching.

Read the dictionary entries; then fill in the blanks with the correct word for each sentence.
chintz
  1. a printed calico-type cloth from India
   2. usually glazed, printed cotton fabric

gaunt
  1. excessively thin

newel
  1. an upright post about which the steps of a circular stairway wind
   2. a post at the foot of a straight stairway or one at a landing

prim
  1. stiffly formal and proper
   2. neat or trim

tempest
  1. a violent storm
   2. tumult or uproar

  She held on to the

at the bottom of the winding staircase.
  All of the costumes were neat and very

.
  His

appearance made me think he was severely undernourished.
  The

came upon us suddenly and frightened the children.
  Irma bought her colorful sari made of

in New Delhi