Christmas Carol Vocab Flashcards
Covetous
(Adjective) having a craving for possession
Solitude
(Noun) the quality or state of being alone or remote from society
Provision
(Noun) the act or process of providing OR a stock of needed materials or supplies
Destitute
(Adjective) lacking possessions and resources; suffering from extreme poverty
Endeavor
(Verb) to strive to achieve to reach; to work with set purpose
Dirge
(Noun) a song or hymn of grief or lamentation
Anonymous
(Adjective) not named or identified
Surplus
(Adjective) more than the amount that is needed
Miser
(Noun) a mean grasping person, especially one who is extremely stingy with money
Reassurance
(Noun) the action of reassuring : restoring or intended to restore confidence; reducing or eliminating worry or uncertainty
Incoherent
(Adjective) lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought
Summon
(Verb) to bid to come; send for
Welfare
(Noun) the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, wellbeing, or prosperity
Mortal
(Adjective) subject to death; human
Macabre
(Adjective) tending to produce horror in a beholder OR dwelling on the gruesome
Ruddy
(Adjective) having a healthy reddish color
Fetter
(Verb) to put shackles or chains on; to restrain from motion, action, or progress
Odious
(Adjective) provoking or deserving hatred
Charitable
(Adjective) full of love for and goodwill toward others; generous in giving to the needy
Finale
(Noun) the close or ending of something
