Christmas Carol Vocab

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Covetous

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Adj having a craving for possession

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Solitude

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N the quality or state of being alone or remote from society

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Provision

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N the act or process of providing OR a stock of needed materials or supplies

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Destitute

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Adj lacking possessions and resources; suffering from extreme poverty

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Endeavor

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V to strive to achieve or reach; to work with set purpose

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Dirge

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N a song or hymn of grief or lamentation

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Anonymous

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Adj not named or identified

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Surplus

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Adj more than the amount that is needed

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Miser

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N a mean grasping person, especially one who is extremely stingy with money

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Reassurance

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N the action of reassuring; restoring or intended to restore confidence; reducing or eliminating worry or uncertainty

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Incoherent

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Adj lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought

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Summon

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V to bid to come; send for

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Welfare

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N the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity

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Mortal

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Adj subject to death, human

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Macabre

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Adj tending to produce horror in a beholder OR dwelling on the gruesome

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Ruddy

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Adj having a healthy reddish color

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Fetter

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V to put shackles or chains on; to restrain from motion, action, or progress

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Odious

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Adj provoking or deserving hatred

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Charitable

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Adj full of love for and goodwill toward others; generous in giving to the needy

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Finale

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N the close or ending of something