Christmas Carol: Act 1 Vocab

Morose:

• Gloomy, ill tempered.

• Difficult to bear, oppressive.

• Marked by an eager desire for another person's possessions.

• Asked or begged earnestly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Scrooge is a __________ old sinner, desiring others possessions too much.

• Covetous

• Portly

• Benevolent

• Destitute

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Scrooge is known to be _________ and displeased with everyone and everything.

• Covetous

• Malcontent

• Misanthrope

• Destitute

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Jealous

• implore
• sole
• covetous
• destitute

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering

• incredulous

• resolute

• shrewdly

• mirth

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a greedy person

• miser

• impossible

• resolute

• morose

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Scrooge's nephew describes him as _________, because he doesn't like Christmas and won't come to his house for Christmas dinner.

• covetous

• impossible

• humbug

• comforter

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

gloomy; ill-tempered

• conveyed

• void

• morose

• gratitude

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4