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ACC Vocab St. Three
Vocabulary from stave three of A Christmas Carol
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prodigiously | enormously |
| rampant | rearing up like a horse; high-spirited |
| ubiquitous | seeming to be everywhere at once |
| heresy | belief that differs from the established view |
| compound | something made of several ingredients |
| adamant | unyielding; stubborn |
| cant | insincere or meaningless talk |
| exulted | rejoiced |
| furze | a prickly shrub |
| desolation | wasteland |
| feint | false appearance |
| execrable | detestable |
| inexpressibly | not able to be put into words |
| inaudible | unable to be heard |
| prostrate | laid low; weak and helpless; defeated |
| degradation | lowering of quality or self-esteem |