christmas carol vocab

condescension

condescension

noun: the trait of displaying arrogance to those considered inferior

deference

noun: courteous regard for other people's feelings

facetious

adj: not meant to be taken seriously or literally; humorous

inaudible

adj: not able to be heard

indict

verb: to accuse formally of a crime

inexorable

adj: unyielding, unalterable, not able to be persuaded or affected

intimation

noun: a slight suggestion or vague understanding

jocund

adj: full of or showing high-spirited merriment

latent

adj: potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

livid

adj: furiously angry

melancholy

adj: mournful, depressed, extremely gloomy

misanthrope

noun: one who hates or is extremely distrustful of humankind

onslaught

noun: an assault or attack, especially a vicious one

prodigious

adj: so great in size as to produce awe

replenish

verb: to make full or complete again

repose

noun: freedom from activity, work, strain, or responsibility

swarthy

adj: having a dark complexion or skin color

slipshod

adj: careless, extremely untidy or shabby

spectral

adj: of or relating to a ghost or phantom

talisman

noun: an object whose presence has a remarkable influence on human feelings or actions

epiphany

noun: the point or moment in a literary work in which a character arrives at a significant realization or insight, which changes their understanding

catharsis

noun: the purging of emotions, which helps bring a character to redemption

periphrasis

noun: the use of excessive or superfluous writing to achieve a poetic effect, also known as circumlocution

antithesis

noun: the opposite of someone or something