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Stave 3 Vocab
A Christmas Carol: Stave 3 Vocabulary List
Question | Answer |
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Prodigiously | a lot of something, large amount |
Consolation | Comfort, something to make you feel better |
Hearth | Fireplace |
Artifice | clever deception, trick |
Intricate | detailed, complicated |
Wanton | playfully and flirtatiously |
Deprive | to keep from having |
Bigotry | prejudice, bias against someone or something |
Attired | dressed, clothed |
Zeal | with energy and showmanship |
Prematurely | before something is complete or ready |
Ubiquitous | everywhere all at once, existing all over |
Vigor | with strength and speed |
Livid | super angry |
Proposed | Suggest, to share a possibility |
Penitence | a feeling of guilt with a desire to make things right |
Odious | disgusting, distasteful |
Plaintive | sorrowful, mournful |
Tarry | to wait or delay longer than needed |
Dismal | gloomy or dreary |
Contortions | twists or bends |
Whims | a sudden idea or desire |
Reveled | to take delight in something, to happily enjoy |
Merriment | cheerfulness, joy, happiness |
Affront | an offense to someone, an insult |
Elicit | To cause, to bring out or evoke |
Sentiment | An Emotion |
Precepts | rules or expectations |
Prostrate | lying flat in a position of humility |
Perversion | Something unnatural or abnormal |