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Christmas Carol
Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| destitute | people lacking the necessities of life; the poor |
| workhouse | an establishment in which poor people are housed and required to do work. |
| odious | causing or deserving strong dislike |
| poulterers | people who sell poultry, such as chickens, turkeys, duck and geese |
| shilling | equal to 12 U.S. pennies |
| pound | money used in Great Britain at the time of the story |
| humbug | nonsense |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or mistrusts everyone |
| apparition | a ghost |
| Horn of Plenty | a horn overflowing with fruits, flowers and grain, representing wealth and abundance; a cornucopia |
| deci- | means one-tenth |
| -itive | quality or tendency |