A Christmas Carol Vocab Stave One

emphatically

in a forceful way
assuredly

executor

the person who administers a person’s estate upon their death

trustee

covetous

describes someone showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else

greedy

shrewdly

in a way that shows sharp powers of judgment

astutely

bestow

to give something as an honor or present

donate

humbug

something false, deceptive, deceitful or a hoax

nonsense

gaily

in a cheerful or lighthearted way

happily,cheerfully

indignantly

in a manner indication anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair

angrily

impropriety

behavior that is dishonest or socially unacceptable

rudeness

resolute

describes someone with a firm, unwavering opinion

stubborn

liberality

the quality of being overly generous and open-minded

charitableness

kindred

similar in kind

matching

destitute

without the basic necessities of life

impoverished

facetious

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor

flippant

regale

to entertain or amuse someone

party

melancholy

sad and pensive

gloomy

beguile

to engage the interest of

entertain

impenetrable

impossible to pass through or enter

impermeable

irresolution

the quality of not being able or willing to make decisions or take action

hesitation

cravat

a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt

necktie

incredulous

describes a person unwilling to believe something

skeptical

caustic

sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

abrasive

condemned

declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil

offensive

fettered

restrained usually with chains

confined

ponderous

describes very heavy or large

cumbersome

deference

humble submission and respect

obedience

incessant

describes something unpleasant never stopping

constant

unavailing

achieving little or nothing; useless

futile

lamentation

an expression of grief or sorrow

weeping

dirge

a song or hymn of grief for the dead

elegy