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MY DAD IS STRESSED OUT! HE NEEDS TO FIND WAYS TO COPE WITH THE BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON.
WHAT DOES 'COPE' MEAN?
DEAL WITH A PROBLEM OR SITUATION AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION
SANTA'S SLEIGH DISAPPEARED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
WHAT DOES "BLINK OF AN EYE" MEAN?
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS SO FAST YOU HARDLY HAVE TIME TO NOTICE
QUIVER
I WENT FOR A WALK IN THE SNOWSTORM WITHOUT MY JACKET AND MY BODY BEGAN TO QUIVER.
SHAKE
TREMBLE
SHIVER
JOLLY
DEPRESSED
UNHAPPY
GLOOMY
SAD
SONG 1
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
THERE WAS ALREADY 2 FEET OF SNOW ON THE GROUND WITH NO END IN SIGHT. SADLY, OUR FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THIS INCLEMENT WEATHER.
WHAT DOES 'INCLEMENT' MEAN?
SEVERE, HARSH, AND UNPLEASEANT RELATED TO WEATHER
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
MOM SAID "PLEASE GET THE LIGHTS AND ORNAMENTS. WE WILL TRIM THE TREE TONIGHT."
WHAT DOES "TRIM" MEAN"?
DECORATE
CLATTER
WHEN OUT ON THE LAWN THERE AROSE SUCH A CLATTER, I SPRANG FROM MY BED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER.
NOISE
RACKET
CHEAP
EXPENSIVE
COSTLY
SONG 2
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
ALL OF THE LITTLE CHILDREN WERE UNWRAPPING SANTA'S AMAZING GIFTS WITH GLEE.
WHAT DOES 'GLEE' MEAN?
A STRONG FEELING OF HAPPINESS
IT TOOK US SEVERAL HOURS LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO DRIVE TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THE HEAVY TRAFFIC KEPT US AT A SNAIL'S PACE.
WHAT DOES "SNAIL'S PACE" MEAN?
VERY SLOW
SPRANG
WHEN OUT ON THE LAWN THERE AROSE SUCH A CLATTER, I SPRANG FROM MY BED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER.
JUMPED
LEAPED
HOPPED
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
UNIQUE
COMMON
ORDINARY
USUAL
SONG 3
THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
THE DYNAMICS OF OUR VERY CLOSE FAMILY ARE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THOSE FAMILIES WHO DON'T GET TO SPEND MUCH TIME TOGETHER.
WHAT DOES' DYNAMIC(S)' MEAN?
THE WAY TWO OR MORE PEOPLE BEHAVE OR INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER BECAUSE OF A PARTICULAR SITUAITON
SINCE I WAS ONLY SPENDING TWO NIGHTS IN NJ FOR CHRISTMAS, I DECIDED TO TRAVEL LIGHT.
WHAT DOES "TRAVEL LIGHT" MEAN?
PACK ONLY A FEW ITEMS
PLUMP
SANTAEATS ALOT OF COOKIES RESULTING IN A PLUMP BODY TYPE.
CHUBBY
FAT
CHUNKY
FAMISHED
FULL
SATIATED
SONG 4
A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS
I SIGNED UP FOR A GIFT WRAPPING SEMINAR THIS YEAR TO LEARN BETTER GIFT WRAPPING SKILLS.
WHAT IS A 'SEMINAR'?
A CLASS THAT PROVIDES TRAINING IN A PARTICULAR SUBJECT
THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED THEY WOKE UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN TO SEE WHAT GIFTS SANTA HAD LEFT BENEATH THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
WHAT DOES "CRACK OF DAWN" MEAN?
VERY EARLY
STIRRING
AS THE THUNDER BOOMED, THE BABY BEGAN STIRRING IN HER CRIB.
MOVING
DISAPPOINTED
EXCITED
HAPPY
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!
SONG 5
THE CHRISTMAS SONG