People
The main character's nephew
Fred
The noun that means an overwhelming feeling of sadness
melancholy
The reason Scrooge tells Fred not to care about Christmas.
Fred is too poor.
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
noun
A ghostly spirit
apparition
Scrooge's first employer who held a Christmas party every year
Mr. Fezziwig
An adjective that describes a condition where no light passes through
opaque
In the beginning, Scrooge's belief about the poor
Scrooge says the poor should just die or go to prison.
A word that describes an action or movement
verb
A friendly, jovial manner or behavior
genial
The name of man's children
Ignorance and Want
The verb that names a need or desire to have something that someone else owns.
covet
The reason Belle breaks off her engagement to Scrooge.
Scrooge cares more for money than he does Belle.
A word that modifies a noun or pronoun
Adjectives
The state of being greedy
avarice
Scrooge's former partner
Jacob Marley
An adjective that describes noisy chaos, without any order
tumultuous
The reason the Spirit brings Scrooge to see the people working in the mines, the lighthouse, and the ship.
The Spirit wants Scrooge to understand that even the poor celebrate Christmas.
A word that modifies or describe verbs, adjectives, or adverbs
adverbs
Intolerance to people who have different opinions than you
bigotry
Scrooge's former fiancee
Belle
An adjective that describes the tendency to go on and on without stopping
incessant
Describe the physical appearance of the three ghosts
Spirit 1 is small-old-but no wrinkles-bright light on his head
Spirit 2 is happy and wears a green cloak
Spirit 3 is tall and does not speak
Identify the part of speech for:
opaque
genial
avarice
implore
incessant
morose
melancholy
apparition
bigotry
slander
tumultuous
genial
Identify the part of speech for:
opaque = adjective
genial = adjective
avarice = = adjective
implore = verb
incessant = adjective
morose = adjective
melancholy = melancholy
apparition = noun
bigotry = noun
slander = verb
tumultuous = adjective
genial = adjective
The act of begging another person for something
implore