A Christmas Carol- Act I Vocabulary

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Destitute

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Extremely poor or lacking necessities of life

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Specter

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A ghostly apparition or a ghost itself

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Replenish

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To refill something

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dismal

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something dreary and depressing

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Implore

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Desperately begging

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Penance

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Doing a good deed to make up for a past mistake

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covetous

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jealousy for others' possessions

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Miser

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Someone who hoards wealth and doesn't share

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Resolute

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Purposeful and determined

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bleak

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gloomy, depressing, and cold