Vocabulary

2. The holiday time can be ______________ with too much obligation.
3. When the Grinch started thinking with his heart, instead of being _______________, he learned to enjoy Christmas.
4. The excitement of the holidays sometimes ______s as you get older.
6. It's important to drive carefully around here in the winter; there is no room for ___________ in winter driving.
8. I love to recite that movie ______________ when we watch it every year!
10. My mom always has the most ______________ decorations she puts up in December.
14. It can be a challenge to decorate a place that is ________________, but there are all different sizes and shapes of trees and other decorations, so it can be done!
18. The children waited in ______________ to see Santa.
19. He waited with ______________ to see if she would like the gift that he had picked out.
20. It's nice when the snow hides all the _______________ graffiti and dirt.

1. Scrooge would probably be considered _________ in his manner of dealing with others, but he had an abundance of money.
5. The stockings were __________ because they were filled to the brim and no longer hanging straight.
7. Some people try to _____________ the holidays, but I look forward to them.
9. It would be rather weird to celebrate Christmas where it was ____________ because I'm so used to a white Christmas.
11. Receiving a surprise gift someone is quite a/n _______________.
12. It's difficult to decide what to do when there are so many activities happening _____________ly.
13. Rudolph would not let anyone _____________ his place as the lead reindeer.
15. When people are caroling and you don't want to be cheered, it can sometimes sound like a/n ____________.
16. Around here we don't let the weather _____________ us from getting to school.
17. It's a/n _________________ certainty that the holidays are tough for some people every year.