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Vocabulary: A Christmas Carol

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

implored

a)

to give; as a gift

b)

scattered and driven away; made to vanish

c)

asked or begged earnestly

d)

total emptiness

2.

morose

a)

determined, bold

b)

gloomy, ill-tempered

c)

full of or accompanied by; laden

d)

knotty and twisted

3.

destitute

a)

living in complete poverty

b)

very heavy; bulky

c)

full of or accompanied by; laden

d)

loud enough to be heard

4.

misanthrope

a)

a driving, irresistible force

b)

total emptiness

c)

a discontented, unhappy person; one who bears a grudge

d)

a person who hates or distrusts everyone

5.

ponderous

a)

very heavy; bulky

b)

full of or accompanied by; laden

c)

scattered and driven away; made to vanish

d)

living in compelte pverty

6.

covetous

a)

to give, as a gift

b)

determined, bold

c)

great desire for wealth and possessions

d)

scattered and driven away; made to vanish

7.

bestow

a)

untidy, especially in personal appearance

b)

asked or begged earnestly

c)

to give, as a gift

d)

to feel sorrow or apologize for wrongdoings

8.

resolute

a)

gloomy, ill-tempered

b)

full or or accompanied by; laden

c)

a driving, irresistible force

d)

determined, bold

9.

malcontent

a)

disposition to do good; an act of kindness

b)

a discontented, unhappy person; one who bears a grudge

c)

growing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs

d)

total emptiness

10.

penance

a)

determined, bold

b)

full or or accompanied by; laden

c)

knotty and twisted

d)

to feel sorrow or apologize for wrongdoings

11.

fraught

a)

a driving, irresistible force

b)

full of or accompanied by; laden

c)

loud enough to be heard

d)

knotty and twisted

12.

remorse

a)

knotty and twisted

b)

scattered and driven away; made to vanish

c)

growing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs

d)

disgusting, offensive

13.

compulsion

a)

a person who hates or distrusts everyone

b)

loud enough to be heard

c)

a driving, irresistible force

d)

knotty and twisted

14.

audible

a)

loud enough to be heard

b)

knotty and twisted

c)

gloomy; ill-tempered

d)

great desire for wealth and possessions

15.

gnarled

a)

disgusting, offensive

b)

gloomy, ill-tempered

c)

knotty and twisted

d)

loud enough to be heard

16.

dispelled

a)

asked or begged earnestly

b)

scattered and drivwn away; made to vanish

c)

knotty and tangled

d)

gloomy, ill-tempered

17.

odious

a)

total emptiness

b)

disgusting, offensive

c)

gloomy, ill-tempered

d)

very heavy; bulky

18.

slovenly

a)

untidy, especially in personal appearance

b)

gloomy, ill-tempered

c)

full of or accompanied by; laden

d)

loud enough to be heard

19.

void

a)

a person who hates or distrusts everyone

b)

total emptiness

c)

discontented, unhappy person, one who bears a grudge

d)

determined, bold

20.

benevolence

a)

a disposition to do good; an act of kindness

b)

a driving, irresistible force

c)

scattered and driven away; made to vanish

d)

a person who hates or distrusts everyone