A Christmas Carol Vocab

Front

Musical instrument struck by hand or stick

Back

percussion

Front

Lacking basic necessities of life

Back

Destitute

Front

Thin liquid food made of oats boiled in milk or water

Back

gruel

Front

Where is a procession most likely seen?

Back

A funeral.

Front

A creche celebrates what?

Back

A religious belief

Front

Meaning difficult to carry

Back

burdensome

Front

In the play, Scrooge accosts someone for stealing his things.

Back

His servants

Front

Make something bright by shining light on it

Back

illuminate

Front

Macabre:

Back

a graveyard

Front

Leper?

Back

A person with a skin disease.