A Night Before Christmas Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. friend or companion______________
  2. 4. a feeling of distress, nervousness, or worry that is created by a stressful or overwhelming situation______________
  3. 7. traveling characters from the story of the birth of Christ, known as the Three Wise Men, the Three Kings, or the Magi______________
  4. 8. the feeling of being calm, confident, and in control______________
  5. 11. a hospital or institution built to house and treat people with severe mental illness______________
  6. 13. a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle______________
  7. 15. devoting full strength and concentrated attention to something; having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it______________
  8. 16. to calm or satisfy someone’s anger or demands, often by making concessions or giving in to them______________
Down
  1. 1. the state of being awake and aware of one’s environment, thoughts, and feelings______________
  2. 3. coming near in distance or time______________
  3. 5. to make sense of something with logic and reason______________
  4. 6. making someone feel less confident and slightly frightened______________
  5. 9. to become less intense, violent or severe______________
  6. 10. To gather up or summon (a feeling, quality, or strength) in order to prepare for a task or action______________
  7. 12. bombarded (someone) with something; something that comes quickly and heavily______________
  8. 14. slang for an old man/ woman______________