A Christmas Carol Vocabulary

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illustrious

Back

splendid; glorious

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appalled

Back

shocked and alarmed

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tremulous

Back

nervous and with trembling

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emphatically

Back

in a forceful way

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incredulous

Back

unwilling or unable to believe something

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covetous

Back

having an intense desire for something, often belonging to someone else

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defiance

Back

open resistance; bold disobedience

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blithe

Back

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

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triumphantly

Back

in a way that shows great joy or satisfaction after a victory or achievement

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apprehensive

Back

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen