A Christmas Carol Vocabulary Quiz

Infinitely

• a ghost, or phantom
• enormously; remarkably
• melt away; dissolve
• a person who is always unhappy
• make a great effort; try very hard

Strive

• make a great effort; try very hard
• serious and heartfelt; not joking
• driven away; scattered
• lacking food, clothing, and shelter; penniless

altered

• a ghost, or phantom
• greedy person who keeps and refuses to spend money
• changed; to make different
• not flowing or running as water, air, etc
• lacking food, clothing, and shelter; penniless

Specter

• a ghost, or phantom
• greedy person who keeps and refuses to spend money
• not flowing or running as water, air, etc
• melt away; dissolve

Destitute

• having the same direction or nature; similar
• a person who is always unhappy
• gloomy; ill- tempered
• lacking food, clothing, and shelter; penniless

Benevolence

• changed; to make different
• desire to do good to others
• enormously; remarkably
• a person who is always unhappy

Covetous

• a ghost, or phantom
• serious and heartfelt; not joking
• greedy and jealous; selfish
• determined and strong-willed

Dispelled

• having the same direction or nature; similar
• changed; to make different
• melt away; dissolve
• driven away; scattered

earnest

• melt away; dissolve
• a person who is always unhappy
• make a great effort; try very hard
• serious and heartfelt; not joking

miser

• a ghost, or phantom
• greedy person who keeps and refuses to spend money
• a person who is always unhappy
• gloomy; ill- tempered