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Stave 3 Vocab
A Christmas Carol: Stave 3 Vocabulary List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prodigiously | a lot of something, large amount |
| Consolation | Comfort, something to make you feel better |
| Hearth | Fireplace |
| Artifice | clever deception, trick |
| Intricate | detailed, complicated |
| Wanton | playfully and flirtatiously |
| Deprive | to keep from having |
| Bigotry | prejudice, bias against someone or something |
| Attired | dressed, clothed |
| Zeal | with energy and showmanship |
| Prematurely | before something is complete or ready |
| Ubiquitous | everywhere all at once, existing all over |
| Vigor | with strength and speed |
| Livid | super angry |
| Proposed | Suggest, to share a possibility |
| Penitence | a feeling of guilt with a desire to make things right |
| Odious | disgusting, distasteful |
| Plaintive | sorrowful, mournful |
| Tarry | to wait or delay longer than needed |
| Dismal | gloomy or dreary |
| Contortions | twists or bends |
| Whims | a sudden idea or desire |
| Reveled | to take delight in something, to happily enjoy |
| Merriment | cheerfulness, joy, happiness |
| Affront | an offense to someone, an insult |
| Elicit | To cause, to bring out or evoke |
| Sentiment | An Emotion |
| Precepts | rules or expectations |
| Prostrate | lying flat in a position of humility |
| Perversion | Something unnatural or abnormal |