A Christmas Carol Vocabulary

people together as a community

• society
• social inequality
• social commentary
• destitution

when people in society do not have the same status, rights or opportunities

• social inequality
• social reform
• social commentary
• destitution

changes in society to raise the quality of life for groups of people

• social inequality
• social reform
• social commentary
• destitution

describes someone who hoards money and does not spend it

• aloof
• miserly
• misanthropic
• philanthropic

not following the beliefs or teachings of Christianity

• aloof
• misanthropic
• ominous
• unchristian

cool and distant, not warm or friendly – someone who keeps to themselves

• aloof
• misanthropic
• ominous
• unchristian

the state of being so poor that you cannot provide for yourself

• social inequality
• exploitation
• destitution
• redemption

the act of treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work

• social inequality
• exploitation
• destitution
• redemption

generous, charitable and seeking to help others

• misanthropic
• philanthropic
• miserly
• sceptical

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of something else

• benevolence

• antithesis

• legacy

• motif