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ACC Vocab. St. Two
Vocabulary from stave 2 of A Christmas Carol
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| melancholy | sad |
| receded | became more distant |
| reverently | with deep respect |
| remonstrated | protested; complained |
| jocund | cheerful |
| latent | hidden and undeveloped |
| ecstasy | extreme happiness |
| condescension | looking down on someone in a snobbish manner |
| gainsay | deny |
| capacious | roomy |
| jovial | jolly; good-natured |
| scorning | treating as unworthy or unimportant |
| deftly | skillfully |
| corroborated | confirmed |
| avarice | greed |
| idol | false god |
| fraught | filled |