A Christmas Carol Vocabulary

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Consolation

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Comfort received by a person after loss or disappointment.

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Vestige

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A mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present.

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Retort

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A quick reply to a question or remark.

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Strive

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Attempt by employing effort.

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Spectral

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Resembling or characteristic of a phantom.

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Benevolence

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The quality of being well-meaning; kindness.

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Despondent

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In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

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Facetious

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Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.

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Tumultuous

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Characterized by disorder or confusion; noisy and chaotic.

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Giddy

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Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; dizzy.