A Christmas Carol Key Vocabulary

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Living in complete poverty

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Destitute: Lacking the basic necessities of life.

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Giving complete attention to someone/something

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Rapt: Completely absorbed or engrossed.

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Ghosts (plural)

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Specters: Apparitions or spirits of the dead.

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Asked or begged earnestly

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Implored: To request something earnestly or desperately.

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To be honored or remembered

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Solemnized: To commemorate or celebrate formally.

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A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society

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Misanthrope: A person who has a general dislike or distrust of the human species.

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To stop doing something

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Cease: To bring or come to an end.

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To teach a trade to someone, usually a young person

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Apprenticed: A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer.

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To express strong disapproval of something

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Condemn: To declare something as wrong or evil.

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To plead with someone to do something

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Implore: To beg someone earnestly or desperately.