A Christmas Carol Vocab List

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  1. abode
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  2. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  3. apoplexy
    a loss of consciousness from the lack of oxygen in the brain
  4. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  5. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  6. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  7. bestow
    give as a gift
  8. brazier
    large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned
  9. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  10. charitable
    relating to or characterized by voluntary giving
  11. charity
    an institution set up to provide help to the needy
  12. chink
    a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
  13. condensation
    process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state
  14. congealed
    congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
  15. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  16. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  17. cravat
    a scarf or band of cloth worn around the neck
  18. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  19. deftly
    in an agile manner
  20. derived
    formed or developed from something else; not original
  21. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  22. disjointed
    taken apart at the points of connection
  23. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  24. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  25. entreaty
    earnest or urgent request
  26. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  27. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  28. forebear
    a person from whom you are descended
  29. gainsay
    take exception to
  30. garret
    floor consisting of open space at the top of a house
  31. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  32. grate
    reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface
  33. gruel
    a thin porridge
  34. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
  35. hoarfrost
    ice crystals forming a white deposit
  36. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  37. impropriety
    the condition of being unsuitable or offensive
  38. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  39. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  40. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  41. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  42. inexplicable
    incapable of being explained or accounted for
  43. infernal
    characteristic of or resembling Hell
  44. intimation
    a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  45. intimation
    a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  46. ironmongery
    the merchandise that is sold in an ironmonger's shop
  47. jocund
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  48. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  49. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  50. liberality
    the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
  51. misanthropic
    hating mankind in general
  52. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  53. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  54. pageant
    an elaborate exhibition or procession
  55. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  56. parapet
    a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
  57. penance
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something
  58. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  59. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
  60. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  61. procure
    get by special effort
  62. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  63. quarrel
    an angry dispute
  64. remonstrate
    argue in protest or opposition
  65. repose
    freedom from activity
  66. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  67. sally
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
  68. specter
    a ghostly appearing figure
  69. supplication
    the act of communicating with a deity
  70. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  71. trifle
    a detail that is considered insignificant
  72. unhallowed
    not hallowed or consecrated
  73. veneration
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  74. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  75. vigor
    forceful exertion
  76. waggish
    witty or joking
  77. waistcoat
    a sleeveless garment worn under a jacket and over a shirt
  78. workhouse
    a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
Created on Sun Apr 22 23:21:22 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Apr 23 16:41:04 EDT 2012)

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