A Christmas Carol_vocabulary: Test

behold see, watch - Skåda, se

clerk a person who is employed to do administrative tasks - kontorist, tjänsteman

contented pleased - nöjd

decrease To reduce or become less or cause something to do this. - (för)minska, avta

desert abandon, leave - överge

dread fear - fasa

dwelling home, house - bostad

feeble weak - svag

garment piece of clothing - klädesplagg

gloomy sad, depressing, dark - dyster, dunkel

haunt Continue, after death, to occupy and roam around a place as a ghost. Or, of thoughts or ideas: to linger in the mind. - spöka, förfölja

humbug nonsense

inquire ask - fråga

merchant someone who buys and sells products or services - Handlare, köpman

preserve keep in its original from or shape - Behålla

pursue follow, chase, try to achieve, seek - Eftersträva

recoil Step, bounce, or flinch back, in a reaction to something. - rygga tillbaka

recollect remember - komma ihåg

require To need something or demand. - Kräva

reverently respectfully - med vördnad och respekt

scarcely rarely, hardly, not much - Knappt, knappast

solemn Very serious and/or not happy. - /grav/allvarlig, dyster

spectre ghost - vålnad, spöke

timidly in a shy way - blygsamt

vacant Free, empty, not booked or taken. - Ledig (om plats), vakant

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