"A Christmas Carol" Vocab, Act 2 & Act 3

Front

Apparition

Back

a ghost

Front

Ponderous

Back

Of very great weight

Front

conveyed

Back

made known, expressed

Front

benevolence

Back

an act of kindness

Front

Penance

Back

Compensating for an offense

Front

Promissory Note

Back

Written promise to pay a certain amount of money

Front

pounds

Back

money used in Great Britain at the time of the story

Front

Dowerless girl

Back

Poor girl with no dowry

Front

Compulsion

Back

Driving, irresistible force

Front

Revelers

Back

A person who likes to party