Christmas Carol Vocabulary

without the basic necessities of life; poor

• provision

• unhallow

• linger

• destitute

try hard to do or achieve something

• dismayed

• weary

• endeavor

• inquire

not identified by name; nameless

• destitute

• linger

• spectre

• anonymous

A ghost

• spectre

• linger

• dismayed

• Scrooge

stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave

• unhallow

• linger

• condemned

• provision

Benevolence

• Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

• The quality of being well meaning; kindness.

• do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.

• A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.

idle

• active
• busy
• working
• lazy

What does it mean to shun someone?

• To welcome someone with open arms
• To ignore someone accidentally
• Avoid or reject someone deliberately and consistently
• To praise someone excessively

What is a stave?

• a chapter

• A type of play

• a poem

• like a stage

What is an undertaker?

• A person who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats.
• A person who designs and builds furniture.
• A person who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals.
• A person who works in a bakery and makes bread.