a christmas carol vocabulary

odious

mean, selfish

corroborated

make something certain

reclamation

claim something back

latent

present but invisible

genial

warm, pleasant, cheerful, cordial

capacious

capable of holding much, spacious

persevered

persist in anything

benevolence

showing kindness

ruddy

red in color

impenetrable

can't see through

incessant

nonstop

loitering

idle, hanging around

palpable

touchable

tumult

disturbance or commotion

recompensed

repay, reward

Scrutinize

examine with critical attention

Inexorable

unaffected, unalterable

Unanimity

being in harmony, conscientious

Blithe

joyous, merry, happy

Feint

a deceptive move

Precept

moral conduct, principle

Heresy

a disloyal belief, rejection

Affability

pleasant to approach, friendly, humorous

Sordid

selfish, dishonorable

Opaque

not seethrough

Abstinence

refraining from something

Stagnant

boring, nothing going on

Covetous

greedy or possessive, envious

Avarice

desire to gain and hoard wealth

Caustic

critical or sarcastic, mockery

Misanthropic

having a hate for others

Veneration

feeling of awe, respect

Penance

showing a regret

Supplication

to ask humbly or beg

Liberality

condition of being generous

Demurely

shyness, modesty

Credulity

quickly ready to believe

Spectral

ghostly, phantom

Grateful

feeling or expressing gratitude, thankful, obliged

refrained

held back, kept from doing something

miser

a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible