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Stave I Vocab
Vocabulary practice for Stave I of A Christmas Carol
Term | Definition |
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Empathetically | showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another. |
Inquired | To ask for information from someone. |
Dingy | Of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness. |
Dismal | Depressing; dreary |
Morose | Sullen and ill-tempered |
Cordially | in a warm and friendly way. |
Ominous | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening. |
Tremulous | shaking or quivering slightly. |
Tacitly | In a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated. |
Melancholy | A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. |
Obliged | To bind or constrain (someone to do something) by legal, moral, or physical means. |
Incredulous | unwilling or unable to believe something. |