Christmas Carol Vocabulary Flashcard Act II

Front

Driving force

Back

Compulsion

Front

Definition: Poor quality, small in amount

Back

Answer: Meager

Front

Worn, shabby

Back

Threadbare

Front

to amaze

Back

astonish

Front

harsh

Back

severe

Front

loud enough to be heard

Back

audible

Front

knotty and twisted

Back

gnarled

Front

Decreasing

Back

Waning

Front

To place under a debt of gratitude

Back

Obliged

Front

Attracting towards something

Back

Beckoning