Merry Christmas Vocab List Flashcards

5771982088	candy cane	a hard candy in the shape of a rod	0
5771983733	caroling	singing joyful religious songs (especially around Christmas time)	1
5771987680	Christmas	a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ	2
5771991537	frankincense	an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees	3
5771996589	decoration	the act of making something more attractive	4
5772000732	evergreen	a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year	5
5772006504	holly	a plant having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges	6
5772011429	mistletoe	shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white berries	7
5772019222	merrymaking	a boisterous celebration; a happy festivity	8
5772021747	myrrh	aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume	9
5772025385	nativity	the event of being born	10
5772026992	paegant	an elaborate representation of scenes from history, usually involving rich costumes	11
5772031632	poinsetta	tropical American plant with scarlet leaves that's commonly used at Christmas	12
5772039781	scrooge	a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend	13
5772041429	wassailer	someone who enjoys riotous drinking	14
5772048092	apparition	a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost	15
5772051487	jovial	endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship	16
5772060938	swaddling	narrow strips of cloth wrapped around an infant, usually to restrict movement	17
5772064951	manger	a wooden trough that animals eat hay from	18
5772067354	egg nog	a drink commonly served at Christmas parties; may or may not contain alcohol	19