A Christmas Carol Vocabulary

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Implored

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Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something

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Stingy

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Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.

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Quarrel

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An angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms.

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Morose

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Sullen and ill-tempered.

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Destitute

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Without the basic necessities of life.

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Ignorance

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Lack of knowledge or information.

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Benevolence

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Quality of being well-meaning; kindness.

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Compulsion

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Irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act

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Obliged

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To do as someone asks to help or please them.

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Meager

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Lacking in quantity or quality.