A Christmas Carol

VocabularyStaves 1-2

Morose• Adjective• Sullen and ill tempered

Veneration• Noun• Regard with great respect; revere

Resolute• Adjective• Admirably determined, unwavering

Quarrel• Noun• An angry argument or disagreement,

typically between people who are usually on good terms

Ominous• Adjective• Giving the impression that something

bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening

Facetious• Adjective• Treating serious issues with

deliberately inappropriate humor

Congeal• Verb• Solidify or coagulate

Melancholy• Adjective • Sad, gloomy, or depressed

Caustic• Adjective• Figurative sarcastic in a scathing or

bitter way

Incredulous• Adjective• A person or their manner unwilling to

believe something

Impropriety

• Noun• Failure to observe standards or show

due honesty or modesty

Implore

• Verb• Beg someone earnestly or desperately

to do something

Plaque• Noun• A tablet, that is fixed to a wall or other

surface in commemoration of a person or event

Expend• Verb• To spend or use up (money, time, or

energy)

Tumult• Noun• A loud, confused noise, especially one

caused by a large mass of people

Capacious• Adjective• Having a lot of space inside; roomy

Brigands• Noun• Member of a gang that ambushes and

robs people

Misanthropic• Noun• A person who dislikes humankind and

avoids human society

Decanter• Noun• A stoppered glass container into

which wine is decanted

Entreaty• Noun• An earnest or humbly request