A Christmas Carol - stave 1 vocab

Question 1

apparition

Answer 1

a ghost or other human-like spirit

Question 2

benevolence

Answer 2

well-meaning and kind

Question 3

brazier

Answer 3

a portable heater that uses lighted coals

Question 4

caustic

Answer 4

bitter sarcasm

Question 5

congenial

Answer 5

a pleasant or friendly personality

Question 6

dirge

Answer 6

a funeral song

Question 7

entreaty

Answer 7

a sincere request

Question 8

facetious

Answer 8

to treat something serious with a deliberate lack of care

Question 9

garret

Answer 9

a room just under the roof of a house that’s usually very small

Question 10

homage

Answer 10

to pay public respect or honour something

Question 11

impropriety

Answer 11

something improper or inappropriate

Question 12

intimation

Answer 12

a suggestion

Question 13

ironmongery

Answer 13

a store that sells iron works

Question 14

irresolution

Answer 14

to be uncertain

Question 15

misanthropic

Answer 15

disliking people in general and having an anti-social bad attitude

Question 16

morose

Answer 16

a bleak outlook or attitude

Question 17

ominous

Answer 17

to give an impression of doom or imply bad things will happen

Question 18

phantoms

Answer 18

spirits or illusions

Question 19

phenomenon

Answer 19

a fact or situation which is unexplained

Question 20

ramparts

Answer 20

anything that acts as a barricade

Question 21

remorse

Answer 21

to deeply regret something

Question 22

residuary

Answer 22

the person entitled to the remainder of an estate

Question 23

resolute

Answer 23

a determined outlook

Question 24

solitude

Answer 24

to be alone

Question 25

spectre

Answer 25

ghost or vision

Question 26

transparent

Answer 26

something that is see-through or fully explained

Question 27

triffle

Answer 27

something of little value

Question 28

unhallowed

Answer 28

something unholy

Question 29

waggish

Answer 29

playful or mischievous humour