A Christmas Carol Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
A person who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money.
A
miser
2
Q
subject to death; have a transitory life
A
mortal
3
Q
a punishment
A
penance
4
Q
the state or condition of having little or no money; goods, or means of support, condition of being poor; indigence
A
poverty
5
Q
shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc
A
refuge
6
Q
deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction
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remorse
7
Q
firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion
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resolute
8
Q
something that remains above what is used or needed, excess
A
surplus
9
Q
a place where liquors are sold and consumed on the premises
A
tavern
10
Q
to sing Christmas carols from house to house, to drink liquor and wish health to others on festive occasions, especially spiced ale, as on Christmas Eve and the Twelfth-night
A
wassail
