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Christmas carol Flashcards

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1
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miserly

A

very small

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reap

A

Things will happen to you good or bad, according to how you behave
(consequences)

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3
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misanthropic

A

a hatred of other people

(scrooge)

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parsimonious

A

unwillingness to spend money/recources

(scrooge)

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miser

A

a wealthy person who spends as little as possible

(scrooge)

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6
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avaricious

A

extreme greed for money

(scrooge)

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covetous

A

great desire to want something belonging to somebody else

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precarious

A

insecure or uncertan

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destitute

A

extremely poor

(the cratchets)

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solitary

A

being alone

(scrooge)

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11
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stoical

A

enduring pain without showing it

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12
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apprehension

A

fear that something bad will happen

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13
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nostalgia

A

affection for something from the past

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pity

A

sorrow for the misfortune of others

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poignant

A

sense of regret

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grief

A

intense sadness

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remorse

A

deep regret or guilt

18
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alturistic

A

selfless concern for others

(fred)

19
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morality

A

knowing the difference between right and right

(scrooge lacks this)

20
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benevolent

A

kind

(fred)

21
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empathetic

A

ability to understand and feel another’s feelings

22
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redemption

A

saved from sin

(scrooge)

23
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philanthropic

A

benefits others

(fred, tiny tim, fezzywig, s5 scrooge)

24
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abundance

A

a large quantity

25
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apparition

A

a ghost

(marley)

“were Marely and Marely wooooooh”

26
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didactic

A

story with a deeper meaning

27
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bildungsroman

A

text that focuses on the growth of a character

(scrooge)

28
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allegory

A

story with a wider meaning

29
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allusion

A

indirect reference

30
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foreshadow

A

warning/indication of a future event

31
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pathetic fallacy

A

projection of human emotions onto the natural world

32
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symbolism

A

the use of images or objects to show wider meaning

33
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foil

A

contrast between 2 characters

(scrooge,fred)

34
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Transgression

A

Sin

35
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Dramatic irony

A

Audience know more than the caractures

36
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Morose

A

Depressed

37
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Idle

A

Lazy

38
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Pennance

A

Act for forgiveness

39
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Lamentation

A

Suffering

40
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Melancholy

A

Feel of sadness

41
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boisterous

A

Energetic and cheerful

42
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