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E9 A Christmas Carol
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English
9th Grade
12/10/2008
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covetous
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avarious; eagerly desirous of; greedy
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morous
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ill-humored; sullen
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resolute
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determined
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cordially
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graciously; in a friendly way
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kindred
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related; belong tothe same family
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ominous
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threatening
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destitute
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poor; penniless
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agitated
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stirred up disturbed
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fettered
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shackled, chained
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susceptible
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impressionable; easily influenced
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recumbent
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reclining, lying down
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pedestrian
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going on foot, walking
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supplication
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asking for humbly or earestly, praying
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remonstrated
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protested
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melancholy
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sadness; depression; gloom
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condescension
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being courteous with a superior air
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capacious
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spacious; large
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benevolence
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generosity; kindness
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sordid
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filty; vile
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adversary
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opponent; enemy
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prodigiously
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enormously, hugely
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consolation
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comfort, compassion
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disdaining
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hateful
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facetious
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humorous; merry
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officious
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meddlesome; self-important
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere
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livid
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angry, furious
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odious
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hateful
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execrable
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vary bad, offensive
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precepts
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practical rules guiding conduct
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encompass
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to surround
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latent
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dormant, hidden
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obscure
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dark, vague, unclear
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infamous
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notoriously bad
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loiter
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hang around, linger
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detestation
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intense dislike, aversion
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relents
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softens in attitude or temper
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essence
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spirit
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inexorable
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relentless, unyielding
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intercedes
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pleads on another's behalf
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dispelled
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scattered, caused to vanish
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extravagance
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extremely abundant; excessive
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illustious
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glorious, brilliant
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recompensed
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repaid
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blithe
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joyous, happy
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portly
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stout, fat
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unanimity
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repaid
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feign
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pretend
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alteration
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change
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abstinence
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aviodance
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