A Christmas Carol Glossary
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apparition: ghost
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gait: manner of walking
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apprenticed: receiving financial support and instruction in a
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ghoulish: revolting in an unnatural or morbid way
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girdling: surrounding
trade in return for work
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askew: crooked
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globe: planet, round sphere
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audible: can be heard
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gnarled: knotted, twisted, lumpy
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aught: anything
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grating: irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping
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bed curtains: heavy insulating curtains surrounding a bedframe
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green grocer: someone who sells vegetables and fruits
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Bedlam: an English city famous for its insane asylum
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gruel: thin clear soup, a grain cereal overcooked and watery
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half-a-crown: British coin = to two shillings and six-pence
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hallo: older form of hello
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hearty: strong, healthy
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homage: honor or respect shown publicly
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horn of plenty: signifies great wealth and abundance
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humbug: nonsence, something intended to deceive
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ignorance: a destructive lack of knowledge or wisdom
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ill-used: unjust or incorrect use, abuse
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immense: very large, huge
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implored: to ask or beg
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incense: something that produces a pleasant odor when burned
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insomniac: one who cannot sleep
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intercourse: communication or interaction
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keenly: strongly felt
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lamentation: intense sadness, a cry of sorrow and grief
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lavish: extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly
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liberality: generousity
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loiter: to stay, dawdle, loaf, waste time
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loon: a person with confused ideas
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lute: small, guitar like instrument
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malcontent: one who is never content, always unhappy
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meager: having very little
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mill about: walk aimlessly
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misanthrope: one who hates, despises, mistrusts other human
a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion
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beg pardon: to ask forgiveness
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benevolence: kindness
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beseech: beg
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bestow: to give
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borough: self-governing town; one that rules itself
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burdensome: creates a burden, hard to carry
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charity: non romantic love
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chirrup: cheerful interjection
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compulsion: a force that compells action, leaving no choice
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conscious: to be aware
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contract: an agreement, usually legally binding
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corpse: a dead body
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counting house: an accounting firm
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covetous: greedy,
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cubicle: small partially enclosed work area
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dandy: fancy
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daresay: to think very likely or almost certain; suppose
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defiantly: in a rebellious manner
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deliquesce: melt away
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destitute: without hope, a state of poverty
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dirge: a funeral hymn; a slow, mournful, musical composition
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dismal: causing gloom or misery
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dispelled: driven away
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do-gooders: those who are engaged in charitable acts
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doff: take off a hat or piece of clothing
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miser: one who loves money and refuses to spend it.
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don: put on a hat or piece of clothing
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morose: gloomy, grumpy
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dowerless: without a dowry
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much obliged: very grateful, a phrase which means "thank
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dowry: an inheritance brought to a marriage by the bride
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doze: to nap, sleep lightly
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necessities: those items needed for exsistence
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earnest: Serious and sincere
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obscene: offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty
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endeavor: to try or attempt earnestly
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odious: hateful deserving contempt
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engrosses: absorbs or takes all of your attention
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on the hob: on a fireplace shelf
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farthing: A British coin worth 1/4 of a penny
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parallel: two lines or objects that follow the same plane or line
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forebearance: patience, lenience
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parasite: an entity that lives off another without permission
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fraught: full of
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penance: payment for a crime or sin
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Gain: financial profit
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penultimate: very last, final
beings
you".
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phantom: a ghost
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vigor: energy, strength
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ponderous: very heavy, overwhelming
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void: emptiness, nothingness
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portly: fat, chubby, round
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waning: decreasing, growing smaller
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poulterer: a butcher that specializes in poultry
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welfare: state of health or wellness
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poultry: birds commonly eaten
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whim: foolish idea
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poun: British currency equivalent to a dollar
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withal: with that; with
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procure: to obtain
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wizened: dry, shrunken, wrinkled
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promissory note: a legal note promissing payment of a debt
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wrenching: causing mental or physical pain
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proper loon: completely crazy, a silly person
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queer: strange, Bizarre or out of the ordinary
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rakish angle: having a cheerful, confident look
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rapt: giving complete attention
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reclamation: to save
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remorse: strong regret, to feel very apologetic
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resolute: stubborn
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revelers: one who celebrates or revels (to enjoy)
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rove: to wander
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salary: the money paid for employee services
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scabbard: a belt which holds a sword or dagger
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schoolmaster: the principal or teacher
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scoundrels: thieves, criminals, untrustworthy individuals
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scuttle: a small bucket for coal
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seethe: to boil or foam
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severe: harsh or strict
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sheath: a protective covering for a knife or sword
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shillings: an english coin worth 1/20 of a pound
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shrewdly: with cunning or cleverness
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shun: to avoid
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situation: a job, or apprenticeship
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sixpence: a British coin worth 6 cents
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slovenly: untidy, dirty, careless
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slumber room: a small room of a sitting room for sleeping
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solemnized: honored or remembered
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specter: a ghost
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stagnant: not running or flowing; rotton because it is inactive,
sluggish,
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stingy: extremely ungenerous, miserly
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surplus: more than is needed
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take heed: pay attention
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threadbare: shabby, old and worn
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toast: to pay someone formal honor, using a drink
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toil: hard labor
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trifle: too small or insignificant to have value
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vast: too large to measure
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venture: travel