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Stranger for Christmas Vocabulary

Stranger for Christmas Vocabulary. nostalgia. Longing for something from the past Wanting for reflecting on past events. weary. Worn out Tired Bored weak. inadvisable. Not wise Not recommended. arthritis. Pain in the joints of the body Swelling or puffiness in the joints of limbs

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Stranger for Christmas Vocabulary

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  1. Stranger for ChristmasVocabulary

  2. nostalgia • Longing for something from the past • Wanting for reflecting on past events

  3. weary • Worn out • Tired • Bored • weak

  4. inadvisable • Not wise • Not recommended

  5. arthritis • Pain in the joints of the body • Swelling or puffiness in the joints of limbs • Usually affects older people, but not always

  6. exasperated • Extreme annoyance • Anger or to be annoyed greatly • To be “fed up” with or tired of something that is a repeated misbehavior

  7. compassionate • Pity for and a desire to help another

  8. pursed • To draw into folds (like in one’s lips) • To contract into folds or wrinkles • pucker

  9. desolate • Abandoned, left completely alone • Neglected or in ruins • Cheerless, gloomy • Having no comfort or companionship

  10. indulge • To give into one’s own or another’s desires

  11. corresponding • To communicate with a person by exchange of letters or messages

  12. moistened • Slightly wet • damp

  13. hurriedly • Going or working with speed • Fast • quick

  14. inconvenient • Difficult to do, use, or get to • Not fitting into the course of action or plan

  15. desperate • Being beyond or almost beyond hope • Having an urgent need

  16. mischief • Conduct that annoys or bothers

  17. apprehensive • Fearful of what may be coming

  18. obviously • Easily found, seen, or understand

  19. humility • Not bold or proud • Modest • Humble

  20. resolutely • Firmly determined • Resolved

  21. satisfaction • To make content • To meet the needs of

  22. sieve • strainer • tool used to separate coarse from fine matter, for straining liquids

  23. mononucleosis • in infection and swelling of the lymph nodes and glands that has a sudden feverand fatigue

  24. welfare • A government agency providing aid to people in need, especially those unable to work

  25. rendezvous • a meeting arranged for a specified time and place

  26. vaguely • unclear or incoherent in thinking or expression HUH????

  27. invalid • somebody who has been affected by a debilitating disease or medical disorder over a long period and needs care

  28. hardy • sturdy or strong • requiring great endurance

  29. rivulet • a small quick-flowing stream of something like teardrops or moving water

  30. pneumonia • an inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by infection from a bacterium or virus or, less commonly, by chemical or physical irritant

  31. infectious • tending to spread from one another • contaminating

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