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Vocabulary Act II
Vocabulary Lists for Act II in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |