Mahtomedi Honors english A Christmas Carol Vocab

1.firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion. 2.characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, e

1.courteous and gracious; friendly; warm

1.portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious

1.without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.

1.a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.

showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority:

capable of holding much; spacious or roomy:

1.desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness:

1.a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.

1.extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. 2.to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself:

1.not meant to be taken seriously or literally:

existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent:

1.deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. 2.highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting.

to form a circle about; encircle; surround:

1. not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain 2.not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive

.having an extremely bad reputation

abhorrence; hatred

1.the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features 2. a spirit

1.highly distinguished; renowned; famous

1.to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc

joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful

the state or quality of being unanimous; a consensus or undivided opinion

forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages,forbidance