A Christmas Carol Vocabulary HMH

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Foreshadow

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Hint of something to come.

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Immovable

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Stubborn.

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Deliquesce

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Dissolves.

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Dwindled

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Diminish in size.

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Altered

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Changed.

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Vocabulary

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The set of words known and used by a person.

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Context

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The circumstances or setting surrounding a word or phrase.

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a literary work.

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Characterization

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The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things.