Vocab For Christmas Carol

Front 1

abundance

Back 1

a very large quantity of something; scrooge a big abundance of wealth

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emerge

Back 2

move out of or away from something and come into view; scrooge saw a ghost emerge out of the doorway

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mortal

Back 3

(of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death; scrooge was still a mortal when the spirits visited him so he was still alive and a human

Front 4

solitude

Back 4

the state or situation of being alone; scrooge doesn’t like being with people therefore likes solitude

Front 5

anonymous

Back 5

not identified by name; an unknown ghost came to scrooge’s room so he was anonymous

Front 6

endeavor

Back 6

try hard to do or achieve something; some people were trying very hard to raise money to buy the poor stuff so they were endeavoring to raise money

Front 7

odious

Back 7

extremely unpleasant, repulsive; Bob Cratchit thinks scrooge is odious because he doesn’t care about Bob only about himself

Front 8

summon

Back 8

authoritatively or urgently call on (someone) to be present; the spirit called upon 3 ghosts to come visit scrooge therefore summoning spirits

Front 9

charitable

Back 9

of or relating to the assistance of those in need; at Christmas everyone was charitable and nice and gave presents including scrooge

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finale

Back 10

the last part of a piece of music, a performance, or a public event, especially when particularly dramatic or exciting; when scrooge was visiting the past he saw himself dancing with his sweetheart and when the final part of the music played they stopped dancing, or after the finale they stopped dancing

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pledge

Back 11

a solemn promise or undertaking; scrooge pledged he would be a better person after seeing the three spirits so he promised he would not be selfish

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surplus

Back 12

an amount of something left over when requirements have been met, an excess of production or supply over demand; Scrooge’s job is to let people borrow money but then over an amount of time he takes the money back plus a little more so he takes the money and a surplus

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currency

Back 13

a system of money in general use in a particular country; the type of money scrooge uses

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incoherent

Back 14

(of spoken or written language) expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way, unclear; when scrooge was was visited by Marley he heard music in the background that became louder and weirder as time went on and it

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provision

Back 15

the action of providing or supplying something for use; the gentleman wanted to provide more for the poor by giving them a slight provision

Front 16

transform

Back 16

make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of; scrooge changed into a better person towards the end of the story so he transformed

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destitute

Back 17

without the basic necessities of life, not having; the gentleman also wanted to provide clothes for the cold so he wanted to provide destitute to them

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macabre

Back 18

disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury; scrooge was scared that he would end up like Marley if he didn’t get his act straight so he was macabre

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reassurance

Back 19

the action of removing someone's doubts or fears; scrooge reassured Bob Cratchit when he gave him a raise and toys for his children so Bob wasn’t worrying anymore

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welfare

Back 20

the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group; after scrooge got visited by the spirits he wasn’t just worried about his welfare but he was worried about other people’s welfares too