Vocabulary from "A Christmas Carol"
A Christmas Carol Vocabulary
You are responsible for each of these words at the end of the story. Be sure you are able to use each word properly in a sentence.
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destitute
implored—
rapt—
solemnized—
misanthrope—
impropriety—
deliquesce—
specter –
comforter
promissory notes—
portly—
gruel on the hob—
audible—
dowerless—
liberality—
compulsion—
morose—
threadbare—
gnarled—
apparition—
ponderous—
benevolence—
penance—
The theme or themes of the story
This is the underlying subject, as opposed to the obvious outward story. Here are some suggestions for
themes. Do you agree that the play is about any of them? Or do you have a different idea?
Theme
Example