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Vocabulary Act II
Vocabulary Lists for Act II in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
Term | Definition |
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fortune | wealth, riches |
heartily | sincerely and fully |
poem | a written piece that presents a powerful image or feeling, sometimes in rhyming, rythmic words |
praise | to express approval or admiration |
recollect | to remember |
thoughtful | meditative or full of thought |
unaltered | unchanged |
value | the worth of a thing |
beggars | people who beg or ask for charity |
consequence | a result of an action |
nasty | very ill-humored or unpleasant |
odious | arousing or deserving of hatred or disgust |
preserved | saved or maintained |
refuge | a safe place or shelter from danger |
resource | something that can be drawn upon |
workhouses | poorhouses |