Part 2 Vocab For A Christmas Carol

Question 1

Miser

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Mortal

Answer 2

subject to death; having a transitory life

Question 3

Penance

Answer 3

a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin

Question 4

Poverty

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Refuge

Answer 5

shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc

Question 6

Remorse

Answer 6

deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction

Question 7

Resolute

Answer 7

firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion

Question 8

Surplus

Answer 8

something that remains above what is used or needed; excess

Question 9

Tavern

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Wassail

Answer 10

Verb: 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

Noun: spiced ale or mulled wine that is drunk during celebrations such as Christmas Eve and Twelfth-night