A Christmas Carol: Act 1 Vocabulary

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Explore key vocabulary from Act 1 of "A Christmas Carol," including words like implored, bestow, morose, destitute, misanthrope, miser, specter, void, apparition, lamentation, scrim, and rapt. Enhance your understanding of Charles Dickens' classic tale by delving into the meanings of these words and their significance in the narrative.


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  1. A CHRISTMAS CAROL: SCROOGE AND MARLEY Act 1 Vocabulary

  2. IMPLORED No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle. Verb Asked or begged earnestly

  3. BESTOW No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle. Verb Present or confer

  4. MOROSE What reason have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? Adjective Gloomy; ill-tempered

  5. DESTITUTE We should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute who suffer greatly. Noun People living in complete poverty

  6. MISANTHROPE He is the misanthrope, the malcontent, the miser. Noun A person who hates or distrusts everyone

  7. MISER He is the misanthrope, the malcontent, the miser. Noun A person who hoards large amounts of wealth

  8. SPECTER He comments on his encounter with the magical specter. Noun A ghost

  9. VOID No light at all... no moon that is what is at the center of a Christmas Eve: dead black, void Noun Emptiness

  10. APPARITION Mercy! Dreadful apparition, mercy! Why, O! why do you trouble me so? Noun A ghost

  11. LAMENTATION They make a confused sound of lamentation. Noun A passionate feeling of grief or sorrow

  12. SCRIM It should appear that the choir is singing somewhere outside of the house, and the use of a scrim is thus suggested. Noun A see-through fabric used to create special effects in the theater

  13. RAPT You d best pay your most careful attention. I would suggest rapt. adjective Giving complete attention

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