Tricky Christmas Words

The ___________ of the story served as a captivating ________, setting the tone for the entire narrative.

• prologue, modicum

• modicum, zenith

• zenith, prologue

• roll around, wane

As the seasons changed, the once vibrant garden began to ________, and the flowers that once ________ the landscape now drooped sadly.

• festooned, wane

• wane, festooned

• lugubrious, roll around

• deep-seated, lugubrious

Every year, as the holidays approached, a sense of excitement would __________, and the town would be __________ with colorful decorations.

• roll around, festooned

• rob, wane

• zenith, lugubrious

• deep-seated, prologue

The mystery novel revealed a __________ secret, and the detective was determined to __________ the truth from the elusive suspect.

• lugubrious, roll around

• prologue, rob

• deep-seated, extract

• zenith, wane

The unexpected turn of events seemed to _________ the protagonist of any sense of __________, leaving a void that lingered throughout the story.

• rob, gratification

• gratification, rob

• gratification, festooned

• rob, wane