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ChristmasCarol Vocab
Christmas Carol Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Covetous | Avaricious;eagerly desirous of;greedy |
| morose | ill-humored;sullen |
| resolute | determined |
| cordially | graciously;in a friendly way |
| kindred | related; belonging to the same family |
| ominous | threatening |
| destitiute | poor;penniless |
| agitated | stirred up; disturbed |
| fettered | shackled; chained |
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced |
| recumbent | reclining; lying down |
| pedestrian | going on foot; walking |
| supplication | asking for humbly or earnestly; praying |
| remonstrated | protested |
| melancholy | sadness; depression; gloom |
| condescension | being courteous with a superior air |
| capacious | spacious; large |
| benevolence | generosity; kindness |
| sordid | filthy; vile |
| adversary | opponent; enemy |
| prodigiously | enormously; hugely |
| consolation | comfort; compassion |
| disdaining | treating with scorn or contempt |
| facetious | humorous; merry |
| officious | meddlesome; self-important |
| livid | angry; furious |
| odious | hateful |
| execrable | very bad; offensive |
| precepts | practical rules guiding conduct |
| encompass | to surround |
| latent | dormant; hidden |
| obscure | dark; vague; unclear |
| infamous | notoriously bad |
| loiter | hang around; linger |
| detestation | intense dislike; aversion |
| relents | softens in attitude or temper |
| essence | spirit |
| inexorable | relentless; unyielding |
| intercedes | pleads on another's behalf |
| dispelled | scattered; caused to vanish |
| extravagance | extremely abundant; excessive |
| illustrious | glorious; brilliant |
| recompensed | repaid |
| blithe | joyous; happy |
| portly | stout; fat |
| unanimity | complete agreement |
| feign | pretend |
| alteration | change |
| abstinence | avoidance |
| ubiquitous | being everywhere |