A Christmas Carol Vocabulary I

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incredulous

Back

disbelieving, skeptical

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triumphantly

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Victoriously, successfully

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Covetous

Back

Having a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else

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Despairingly

Back

hopelessly, without hope

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relentless

Back

determined; unyielding

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aprehensive

Back

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

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inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent; relentless

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capacious

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having a lot of space inside; roomy

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tremulous

Back

shaking or quivering slightly; timid or nervous

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victorious

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having won a victory; triumphant