The Greatest Gift Vocabularly

The Greatest Gift Vocabulary

Vocabulary to Know from "The Greatest Gift" by Phillip Van Doren Stern

eddied -a circular motion

hypnotic- like a trance

stout- heavy, overweight

sullen- pouty

paunchy- round, chubby

cinch- easy

crochety- bad-tempered

immaculate- very clean

ledger- book record of sales

potential- possible

Vocabulary to Know from "The Greatest Gift" by Phillip Van Doren Stern

vault- large locked safe

cordial- polite, friendly

audibly- out loud, able to be heard

hostile- unfriendly, antagonistic

vespers- early evening church service

belligerent- threatening, hostile

apprehensive- fearful, worried

sprawling -arms and legs spread out

Muttering- speaking low and unclearly

persuade- convince to do something

Multiple Choice

a religious service usually held late on the evening

• vespers

• tenet

• eddied

• conferred

Multiple Choice

gloomily or resentfully silent

• sullenly

• despairingly

• appraisingly

• apprehensively

Multiple Choice

having a pot belly

• paunchy

• sullenly

• crotchety

• conferred

Multiple Choice

a current moving in a circle, like a whirlpool

• eddied

• obscurred

• parlor

• faltered

Multiple Choice

stubborn or grumpy

• crotchety

• despairingly

• cordially

• paunchy

Multiple Choice

courteous and gracious

• cordially

• crochety

• paunchy

• tenet

Multiple Choice

a thing done or gained with ease

• cinch

• audibly

Multiple Choice

capable of being heard

• audibly

• obscured

• cordially

• conherent

Multiple Choice

uneasy or fearful about something

• apprehensively

• audibly

• menacingly

• cordially