A Christmas Carol - Vocabulary HHS

misanthrope

• a driving, irresistible force

• total emptiness

• a discontented, unhappy person; one who bears a grudge

• a person who hates or distrusts everyone

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

covetous

• to give, as a gift

• determined, bold

• great desire for wealth and possessions

• scattered and driven away; made to vanish

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Ignorance

• Lack of knowledge or information.

• A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.

• An angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms.

• Without the basic necessities of life.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

Benevolence

• Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

• The quality of being well meaning; kindness.

• do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them.

• A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Dismal

• Depressing; dreary.

• Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.

• Without the basic necessities of life.

• Sullen and ill-tempered. (Swanson)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means cruel treatment?

• Injustice

• Oppression

• Ignorance

• Stigmatise

Which word means someone who believes in equal opportunities for all?

• Egalitarian

• Juxtaposition

• Philanthropist

• Misanthropist

Which word means the process of repenting for ones sins?

• Redemption

• Revelation

• Covetous

• Empathise

Which word means to understand and try to share the feelings of others?

• Empathise

• Emphasise

• Sympathise

• Exercise

Which word describe a belief in letting the poor starve in order to prevent overpopulation.

• Dickensian politics

• Philanthropy

• Malthusian theory

• Humbugism