Christmas Carol Vocab

Question 1

Covetous

Answer 1

(Adjective) having a craving for possession

Question 2

Solitude

Answer 2

(Noun) the quality or state of being alone or remote from society

Question 3

Provision

Answer 3

(Noun) the act or process of providing OR a stock of needed materials or supplies

Question 4

Destitute

Answer 4

(Adjective) lacking possessions and resources; suffering from extreme poverty

Question 5

Endeavor

Answer 5

(Verb) to strive to achieve to reach; to work with set purpose

Question 6

Dirge

Answer 6

(Noun) a song or hymn of grief or lamentation

Question 7

Anonymous

Answer 7

(Adjective) not named or identified

Question 8

Surplus

Answer 8

(Adjective) more than the amount that is needed

Question 9

Miser

Answer 9

(Noun) a mean grasping person, especially one who is extremely stingy with money

Question 10

Reassurance

Answer 10

(Noun) the action of reassuring : restoring or intended to restore confidence; reducing or eliminating worry or uncertainty

Question 11

Incoherent

Answer 11

(Adjective) lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought

Question 12

Summon

Answer 12

(Verb) to bid to come; send for

Question 13

Welfare

Answer 13

(Noun) the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, wellbeing, or prosperity

Question 14

Mortal

Answer 14

(Adjective) subject to death; human

Question 15

Macabre

Answer 15

(Adjective) tending to produce horror in a beholder OR dwelling on the gruesome

Question 16

Ruddy

Answer 16

(Adjective) having a healthy reddish color

Question 17

Fetter

Answer 17

(Verb) to put shackles or chains on; to restrain from motion, action, or progress

Question 18

Odious

Answer 18

(Adjective) provoking or deserving hatred

Question 19

Charitable

Answer 19

(Adjective) full of love for and goodwill toward others; generous in giving to the needy

Question 20

Finale

Answer 20

(Noun) the close or ending of something