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A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley by Israel Horovitz
Act I Vocabulary Words
28
English
7th Grade
11/21/2011

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implored
Definition
asked or begged earnestly (p. 265)
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morose
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gloomy, ill-tempered (p. 266)
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desititute
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living in complete poverty (p. 268)
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misanthrope
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a person who hates or distrusts everyone (p. 270)
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void
Definition
total emptiness (p. 270)
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ponderous
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very heavy, bulky (p. 272)
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specter
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ghost
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blemish
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defect, scar
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trifle
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of little value
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counting house
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an office for keeping financial records and writing business letters
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comforter
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woolen scarf
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Humbug!
Definition
Nonsense!
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Parliament
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The national legislative body of Great Britain in some ways like the American Congress.
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Bedlam
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A hospital in London for the mentally ill.
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The Treadmill
Definition
A kind of mill wheel turned by the weight of persons treading steps arranged around it; this devise was used to punish prisoners in jails.
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The Poor Law
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A series of laws were passed in England from the 17th century on to help the poor; changes to the law in 1834 gave responsibility for this relief to the national government but did not provide much aid for the poor.
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portly
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fat, chubby
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deliquesce
Definition
melt away
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gruel
Definition
thin broth or soup
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gruel on the hob
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a thin broth warming on a ledge at the back or side of the fireplace
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apparition
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ghost
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serim
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a light, semi-transparent curtain
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ferret eyes
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an expression which means to look persistently
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promissory notes
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written promises to pay someone a certain sum of money
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rapt
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giving complete attention, totally carried away by something
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apprenticed
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receiving financial support and instruction in a trade in return for work
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pounds
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a common type of money used in Great Britain
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a dowerless girl
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a girl without a dowery or property or wealth a woman brought to her husband at marriage
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