1. A Christmas Carol: Vocabulary
By Charles Dickens

2. Stave I: Marley’s Ghost
Unhallowed (1)- adj., not regarded as holy or sacred
Entreaty (2)- n., a serious and passionate request
Impropriety (4)- n., conduct that is not considered correct, moral, or appropriate in a given context
Multitude (6)- n., the majority of ordinary people
Executor (1)- n., a person named in a decedent's will to carry out the provisions of that will.
Trifle (2)- n., something trivial (little importance)
Resolute (5)- adj., possessing determination and purposefulness
Tremulous (7)- adj., trembling, fearful
Legatee (1)- n., a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
Implore (2)- v., beg earnestly
Lunatic (5)- adj., thoughtless

3. Stave I: Marley’s Ghost
Rapture (7)- n., overwhelming happiness
Garret (7)- n., attic
Covetous (2)- adj., inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
Replenish (3)- v., replace used items
Credentials (5)- n., proof of ability or trustworthiness
Congeal (7)- v., become thick
Misanthropic (7)- adj., hates people
Solitary (2)- adj., apart from others
Intimation (3)- n., close
Ominous (5)- adj., suggesting or indicating that something bad is going to happen or be revealed
Caustic (11)- adj., sarcastic

4. Stave 2: The First of Three Spirits
Recumbent (18)- adj., lying down, resting
Jocund (20)- adj., cheerful, jolly
Expending (21)- v., use up; spend money
Laden (21)- adj., heavily loaded
Latent (21)- adj., hidden; dormant
Tumult (23)- n., noisy commotion
Condescension (23)- n., behavior that implies that somebody is graciously lowering himself or herself to the level of people less important or intelligent

5. Stave 2: The First of Three Spirits
Capacious (24)- adj., big enough to contain a large quantity
Corroborate (26)- v., to give or represent evidence of the truth of something
Deftly (26)- adv., skillful
Aspiration (27)- n., a desire or ambition to achieve something
Avarice (27)- n., greed for wealth
Pillaged (29)- v., to steal goods using force, especially during a war
Brigands (29)- n., bandit

6. Stave 3: The Second of Three Spirits
Prodigiously (31)- adv., great in extent
Seething (32)- adj., bustling frantically
Demeanor (33)- n., somebody's behavior, manner, or appearance
Demurely (34)- adv., looking shyly modest
Conspicuous (34)- adj., easily visible; attracting attention

7. Stave 3: The Second of Three Spirits
Swarthy (34)- adj., having a dark and often weather-beaten complexion
Subsequently (35)- adv., at a later time
Bilious (35)- adj., nauseated
Ubiquitous (38)- adj., present everywhere at once, or seeming to be
Abyss (44)- n., endless space

8. Stave 4: The Last of the Spirits
Beseech (57 v., beg someone
Inexorable adj., unstoppable
Disgorge v., pour substance out; let someone out
Reek v., smell strongly
Scanty adj., inadequate

9. Stave 4: The Last of the Spirits
Faltered v., lose confidence; fall
Slipshod adj., careless
Essence n., nature; perfect form
Intercede v., plead or speak for somebody
Beetling v., go quickly

10. Stave 5: The End of It
Portly ()- adj., slightly overweight but dignified
Pang ()- n., a sudden, intense, and usually distressing feeling; a sharp pain
Loitered () v., to stand around without any obvious purpose
Sidled ()- v., to move sideways
Array ()- n., a large number or wide range of people or things
Dispelled ()- v., rid mind of something; disperse something