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WorksheetsKey vocabulary in A Christmas Carol
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Define Misanthrope
the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.
a person who hates or despises people
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
(n.) engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence
Define Redemption
the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.
charitable, giving
(adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
to exclude
Define Allegory
a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Define gluttony
warm and friendly
Over exercise
engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence
performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
Define Antithesis
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
An event that occurs before the main event
having or showing a confident and forceful personality
short-lived
Define Apparition (Take Care)
Ghost
Phantom
Spirit
spectre
Define Philanthropic
A person who loathes mankind
charitable, giving
A person who dislikes human interaction
Someone who loves money and wealth
Define epheremal (take care)
temporary
permanent
short lived
eternal
Define ostracise
To punish
To welcome, to invite
to be like an ostrich
to exclude or isolate
Define Parsimonious
saintly
stingy, miserly
Acting or behaving like a church minister, Parson
To forgive, often a royal decree
Define Plaintive
Plain looking in appearance
to smooth something
sounding sad and mournful.
to plan for something
Define jocund
cheerful and light-hearted
in a joking way
banter
ridiculous
Which of these are synonyms for destitute
impoverished
homeless
penniless
vagrant
Which of these are synonyms for wistful?
adamant
yearning
wilful
nostalgic
Wistful means having or showing a feeling of longing
True
False
Which one of the words would correctly describe Scrooge at the end of the novel?
malevolent
benevolent
which one of these words accurately describe Scrooge at the beginning of the novel
benevolent
malevolent
Correctly define implore
used to describe (someone who has) strong opinions or feelings that are impossible to change
unshakably calm and collected
lacking in emotion or feeling
to beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
