A Christmas Carol Stave Two Vocabulary

Front

Despondent

Back

gloomy or sad

Front

Preposterous

Back

Ridiculous

Front

To lie down

Back

recumbent

Front

Move up and down

Back

to fluctuate

Front

capacious

Back

roomy or spacious

Front

Apprentice

Back

Learning a trade from a skilled employer

Front

Extreme greed for material wealth

Back

Avarice

Front

Jocund

Back

cheerful and light-hearted

Front

Sordid

Back

dirty and degraded