The word "bleak" based on its context refers to gloomy in this excerpt.
The book is about a a mean-spirited and selfish old man called Ebenezer Scrooge who hates Christmas day.
Hence, in this book, the word "bleak" based on its context refers to gloomy in this excerpt.
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