Excerpt from "A Christmas Carol": Marley's Ghost Flashcards
solemnize (n)
to honor or formally remember
covetous (adj)
desiring that which belongs to another
entreaty (n)
a sincere request or pleas
gaily (adj)
in a cheerful or lighthearted way
morose (adj)
gloomy or sullen
veneration (n)
a feeling of great respect or admiracion
impropriety (n)
inappropriate language or behavior
resolute (adj)
firmly resolved or determined
ominous (adj)
indicating future evil or trouble
facetious (adj)
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
tremulous (adj)
characterized by trembling from fear, nervousness, or weakness
congeal (v)
to become thick or hard, especially from cooling or freezing
misanthropic (adj)
disliking humankind and avoiding human society
inexplicable (adj)
unable to be explained or accounted for
procure (v)
to get or obtain through care, effort, or special means
