A Christmas Carol

Ms. Grose (United States of America)
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  1. ironmonger
    someone who sells hardware
  2. unhallow
    remove the consecration from a person or an object
  3. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
  4. executor
    a person appointed to carry out the terms of the will
  5. legate
    a member of a legation
  6. rampart
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  7. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  8. veneration
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  9. impropriety
    the condition of being unsuitable or offensive
  10. brazier
    large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned
  11. cravat
    a scarf or band of cloth worn around the neck
  12. swoon
    pass out from weakness or physical or emotional distress
  13. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  14. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  15. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  16. reclamation
    rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
  17. supplication
    the act of communicating with a deity
  18. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  19. jocund
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  20. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  21. chaise
    a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top
  22. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  23. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  24. negus
    wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg
  25. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  26. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  27. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  28. petrifaction
    the process of turning some plant material into stone
  29. in vain
    without a successful result or effect
  30. apoplectic
    marked by extreme anger
  31. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  32. penitence
    remorse for your past conduct
  33. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  34. spectral
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  35. pendulous
    hanging loosely or bending downward
  36. excrescence
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  37. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  38. inclined
    at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
  39. trivial
    (informal) small and of little importance
  40. rouse
    cause to become awake or conscious
  41. repute
    the state of being held in high esteem and honor
  42. dominion
    control or power through legal authority
  43. relent
    give in, as to influence or pressure
  44. recollect
    recall knowledge from memory
  45. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  46. intercede
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  47. frisk
    search by running the hands rapidly over the clothing
  48. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  49. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  50. loiter
    linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason
  51. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  52. farthing
    a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
  53. munificence
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  54. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
Created on Fri Dec 07 14:07:43 EST 2012 (updated Tue Dec 18 12:28:33 EST 2012)

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