How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Corina D. (United States of America)
This is a word list from the story How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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  1. reason
    a logical motive for a belief or action
  2. season
    one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
  3. perhaps
    by chance
  4. sour
    one of the four basic taste sensations
  5. beneath
    in or to a place that is lower
  6. mistletoe
    Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
  7. stocking
    the activity of supplying a stock of something
  8. snarled
    tangled in knots or snarls
  9. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn
  10. practically
    in a manner concerned with actual use
  11. feast
    a ceremonial dinner party for many people
  12. roast
    cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
  13. beast
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  14. awful
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  15. scarce
    deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
  16. ramshackle
    in poor or broken-down condition
  17. sleigh
    a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs
  18. hitch
    hook or entangle
  19. square
    a polygon with four equal sides and four right angles
  20. flue
    a conduit to carry off smoke
  21. nimbly
    in a nimble or agile manner
Created on Thu Dec 17 12:53:17 EST 2009

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