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Scrooge's is said to have this, meaning "greed for wealth"
What is avarice
100
Scrooge flies over this with the spirit of Christmas Yet to Come; it means a bottomless hole
What is abyss
100
"I will need _____ for your story," the police officer said to the man. The police officer was looking for confirmation.
What is corroboration
100
The Spanish word for free
What is gratis
100
Farmers plow _____ in their fields.
What is furrows
200
All the Cratchit children might be described as this when they are all playing roughly, wrestling, and shouting out at the same time
What is boisterous
200
Scrooge is ______ about Cratchit being early to work the day after Christmas in Stave 1. (He is as stubborn as a mule.)
What is adamant
200
Even the _____ of the poor would not drive them to the workhouses or prisons as they would rather die than go to those establishments.
What is destitution
200
When you tap your fingers on your desk, you ____ on my nerves. It is extremely irritating.
What is grate
200
Did Scrooge ____ (show off) his wealth?
What is flaunt
300
Fred would be described as this, meaning friendly and courteous.
What is affable
300
In the end, Scrooge shows an attitude of _____. He is kind, generous, and caring toward all mankind.
What is benevolence
300
Many desert areas in the world are ______, meaning nobody lives in those areas.
What is desolate
300
At the funeral for Scrooge, no one sang a ____.
What is dirge
300
Scrooge yelled at the boy who was singing carols outside his office door with such _____ that the caroler ran for his life.
What is ferocity
400
a secret jargon or slang
What is cant
400
Scrooge's statement about people should go ahead and die and decrease the surplus population could be described as _______.
What is caustic
400
Scrooge was ____ (skillful) at alienating people. In fact, even the dogs on the streets avoided him.
What is deft
400
Scrooge's generosity in Stave 5 will _____ (evoke) many smiles from many people.
What is elicit
400
Bob Cratchit's ____ (earnest request) led to a job for his son with Scrooge's nephew Fred.
What is entreaty
500
deceive, mislead, persuade with charm
What is beguile
500
destructive, deadly
What is baleful
500
Bob Cratchit and his wife may have felt this if Tiny Tim had died.
What is despondency
500
Scrooge's ____ actions caused people to hate him.
What is execrable
500
Many people looked upon Scrooge with ____ (intense dislike) because he was so stingy and bitter.
What is disdain