Christmas Carol Vocab, Stave 1 Part 2

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Ominous

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Portending evil or harm; threatening

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tremulous

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nervousness or weakness; timid; fearful

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Meaning of 'incredulous'

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Indicating or showing disbelief

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Obliged

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To bind morally or legally, as by promise or contract

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Melancholy

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A gloomy state of mind; sober thoughtfulness

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Tacitly

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Understood without being openly expressed

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Synonym for ominous

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threatening

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Dickens' description of Scrooge's dinner

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melancholy

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Scrooge's reaction to Marley's ghost

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incredulous