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Christmas Carol Voc.
A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens: Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Covetous | Having or showing a great desire to possess something, typically something belonging to someone else. |
| Incredulous | (Of a person or their manner) Unwilling or unable to believe something. |
| Comforter | A woolen scarf. |
| Stave | A verse or stanza of a poem. |
| Anonymous | (Of a person) Not identified by name; of unknown name. |
| Apparition | A ghost or ghostlike image of a person. |
| Beguiled | Help (time) pass pleasantly. |
| Specter | A ghost. |
| Melancholy | A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause; A deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness. |
| Caustic | Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way. |
| Fancy | Elaborate in structure or decoration. |
| Incessant | (Of something regarded as unpleasant) Continuing without pause or interruption. |
| Phenomenon | The object of a person's perception; what the senses or the mind notice. |
| Inexplicable | Unable to be explained or accounted for. |
| Hob | A flat metal shelf at the side or back of a fireplace, having its surface level with the top of the grate and used esp. for heating pans. (Cooking) |
| Bowels | The part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine. |
| Opaque | Not able to be seen through; not transparent. |
| Repentance | The action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse. |
| Porter | A person employed to carry luggage and other loads. |
| Capacious | Having a lot of space inside; roomy. |
| Jovial | Cheerful and friendly. |
| Negus | A hot drink of port, sugar, lemon, and spices. |
| Compulsion | An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, esp. against one's conscious wishes. |
| Inaudible | Unable to be heard. |
| Twelfth-cakes | An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth-night. |
| Tremulous | Shaking or quivering slightly. |
| Plaintive | Sounding sad and mournful. |
| Rampant | (esp. of something unwelcome or unpleasant) Flourishing or spreading unchecked. |
| Odious | Extremely unpleasant; repulsive. |
| Supposition | An uncertain belief. |
| Livid | Furiously angry. |
| Menagerie | A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition. |
| Dowerless | Without a widow's share for life of her husband's estate; without a dowry. |
| Trivial | (of a person) Concerned only with trifling or unimportant things. |
| Persevere | Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success. |
| Charwomen | A woman (or women) employed to clean houses or offices. |
| Province | (one's province) An area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility. |
| Precepts | A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought. |
| Propitiation | The action of propitiating or appeasing a god, spirit, or person; win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them. |
| Recompense | Pay or reward (someone) for effort or work. |
| Feign | [no obj.] Indulge in pretense (false). |
| Walk-ER | A person who walks, esp. for exercise or enjoyment. |
| Array | An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing. |
| Transports | Overwhelm (someone) with a strong emotion, esp. joy. |
| Munificence | The quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity. |
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