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A Christmas Carol. Vocabulary. #1. Mysterious, reserved, guarded, cautious SECRETIVE. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or an apparition. PHANTOM. The upper interior surface of a room CEILING.
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A Christmas Carol Vocabulary
#1 • Mysterious, reserved, guarded, cautious SECRETIVE
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or an apparition
Dimensions; size. Often used in the plural PROPORTIONS
Let’s see if you can complete these sentences with the correct words from your vocabulary list. HINT: This is how your test on Wednesday is set up.
The Ghost of Christmas Past was not ______________ to the people in Scrooge’s past. VISIBLE
Bob Cratchit’s wife had to decorate her old _________________ with ribbons to cover its age. GARMENT
Scrooge’s tombstone was _________ by the thick fog. SHROUDED
The warmth and smells from the ________ pot on the stove filled the house with the smell of cinnamon and apples. SEETHING
The ________ aroma of the fresh donuts could be smelled throughout the bakery. LUSCIOUS
Throughout “A Christmas Carol” the reader can see a _________ taking place in Scrooge. TRANSFORMATION
Tiny Tim would always see the good in everyone knowing that every day was a _________ day! SPLENDID
The handle on the _____________ was not long enough to snuff out the candle. EXTINGUISHER
Before the holidays everyone seems very __________ about what they are doing. SECRETIVE
During the winter months the sun seems to ___________ away. DWINDLE
The boys ____________ the water hose behind their back to surprise their sister with a surprise shower. CONCEALED
The baker used a detailed, ________ pattern to complete the wedding cake. INTRICATE
The one, _____________ french fry looked lonely so Albert ate it. SOLITARY
At her 100th birthday, my grandmother felt like quite an ____________ guest. ILLUSTRIOUS
Our neighbor’s dog decided to grab our ________ off the front door and use it for a bed. WREATH
Michigan State is ___________ better than TCU. INFINITELY