A Christmas Carol- Act 2 vocabulary

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All of the following are synonyms of compulsion except?

• forced

• obliged

• pressured

• optional

After being pulled over for the 3rd time this month for driving with an expired license, the man received a _____________ warning from the police officer. The police officer sternly announced, "If you don't take care of this in a week, your license will be revoked."

All of the following are antonyms of meager except?

• ample

• abundant

• insufficient

• plentiful

My favorite shirt had become ___________, and although I hated to throw it away, after 15 years of wear, it had become a tattered mess.

What is the best definition of vacant?

(ie: a vacant seat, a vacant office, a vacant building)

• not occupied, empty

• still, unmoving

• stiff and unbendable

• without emotion

Which is the best synonym of odious?

• generous

• quiet

• awful

• solitary

Draw a gnarled tree leaning over a lake.

What does ignorance mean?

• the desire to have more

• ugly and mangled

• without sufficient means to support oneself

• lack of knowledge or awareness

Write a sentence explaining one misunderstanding previously held by Scrooge that was dispelled by the ghosts. When you write your sentence, use the vocabulary word and a context clue in your sentence.