A Christmas Carol Stave Two Vocabulary

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Despondent

Back

gloomy or sad

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Apprentice

Back

a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer

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Sordid

Back

dirty and degraded

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Preposterous

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Ridiculous

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Capacious

Back

to be roomy or spacious

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Gregarious

Back

sociable and enjoying the company of others

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Miserly

Back

stingy or unwilling to spend money

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Reclamation

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the process of recovering something that was lost or taken away

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Avarice

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extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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Nostalgia

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a sentimental longing for the past