A Christmas Carol 16-25

Question 1

a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money

Answer 1

miser

Question 2

subject to death; having a transitory life

Answer 2

mortal

Question 3

a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin

Answer 3

penance

Question 4

the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor; indigence

Answer 4

poverty

Question 5

shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc

Answer 5

refuge

Question 6

deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction

Answer 6

remorse

Question 7

firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion

Answer 7

resolute

Question 8

something that remains above what is used or needed; excess

Answer 8

surplus

Question 9

a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises

Answer 9

tavern

Question 10

1. to sing Christmas carols from house to house; to drink liquor and wish health to others on festive occasions, especially spiced ale, as on Christmas Eve and Twelfth-night
2. spiced ale or mulled wine that is drunk during celebrations such as Christmas Eve and Twelfth-night

Answer 10

wassail