A Christmas Carol - Vocabulary Staves 4/5

solemn

not cheerful or smiling; serious

shroud

a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial

trifled

treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect

province

the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture

render

provide or give (a service, help, etc.)

rouse

bring out of sleep; awaken

infamous

well known for some bad quality or deed

laden

heavily loaded or weighed down

flaunt

display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance

sin

an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law

loiter

stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose

detestation

intense dislike

bereft

deprived of or lacking (something)

dominion

sovereignty or control

hoarding

to keep a lot of multiple things

successor

a person or thing that succeeds another

threshold

the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested

hob

a cooking appliance, or the flat top part of a stove, with hotplates or burners

reconcile

restore friendly relations between

recollect

remember (something); call to mind

intercede

intervene on behalf of another

strive

make great efforts to achieve or obtain something

dispel

make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear

illustrious

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

peals

a loud ringing of a bell or bells

recompensed

make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate

blithe

showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

sided

bias

unanimity

agreement by all people involved; consensus

endeavor

try hard to do or achieve something