Could you add the sentences please?
“Along the ramparts plumed and pallid,”
Mr.Scrooge was extremely Parsimony, hoarding as much money as he can & spending as little as possible
IF you meant Mendicancy...
Tom was so poor, he was titled "mendicancy", by many of the people living in the area
The people that ran the show were very meretricious, pretending that they were who they were acting
hope this helps
D. Mr Peat :) Hope it helps